More features – Page 31

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Sequencing in the fast lane

2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

Advances in DNA sequencing technology are changing the way scientists look at genomes. Phillip Broadwith gets up to speed with the latest developments
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Guided by the light of a neutron candle

2012-07-19T00:00:00Z

It is 80 years since James Chadwick discovered the neutral sub-atomic particle and 40 years since the Laue-Langevin Institute opened its doors. To celebrate, Philip Robinson visits the most intense neutron source in the world
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Drawing on drugs to kick the habit

2012-07-12T00:00:00Z

While pharma companies stand accused of giving up on drugs to help people stop smoking, tobacco firms are looking at controversial nicotine replacement products. Anthony King surveys an area that is problematic on all sides.
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Stepping toward ideality

2012-07-06T00:00:00Z

James Mitchell Crow wonders what would make the perfect organic synthesis
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Chemistry and the Olympics

2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

Emma Davies looks into the vital role chemistry will play during the Olympic and Paralympic games
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A chemical account of evolution

2012-06-21T00:00:00Z

Bob Williams and Ros Rickaby examine the co-evolving chemistry of the environment and life
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Destroying war’s chemical legacy

2012-06-19T00:00:00Z

The final deadline set by the Chemical Weapons Convention for destroying stockpiles of chemical agents has now passed. Nina Notman reports on progress worldwide
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Feeding a growing world

2012-06-06T00:00:00Z

Pesticides play a vital role in food production. So do they really deserve their tarnished public image? Sarah Houlton investigates
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Raising a glass to champagne

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

Andy Extance uncorks the secrets of sparkling wines’ unique taste and aroma
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Turing patterns

2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

Code-cracker Alan Turing’s impact on chemistry is still being realised today, a century after his birth. Philip Ball investigates
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Dyeing for a place in the sun

2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

Can dye-sensitised solar cells compete with silicon and emerging alternatives? Phillip Broadwith investigates
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A reluctant chemist

2012-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mike Sutton delves into the actions and reactions of Victor Grignard
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Sniffing out explosives

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog’s nose? Emma Davies finds out
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Chemists in the House

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Laura Howes talks to politicians who have made the move from the lab to the benches of power
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Life, but not as we know it

2012-04-30T00:00:00Z

Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it
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Cutting power

2012-04-29T00:00:00Z

Looking at how the chemical industry is reducing its energy consumption
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Opening the doors of knowledge

2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

Should all journal articles be free to access online?
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Making light work

2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

Could light prove to be the ultimate weapon in the battle against deadly superbugs?
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Going with the flow

2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

When it comes to scaling up organic synthesis, it pays to think small
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High hopes for shale

2012-03-31T00:00:00Z

Shale gas has given the US petrochemicals industry a much needed boost – will it do the same for the rest of the world?