More features – Page 42
-
Feature
Malaria no more?
Has malaria finally met its scientific match? Victoria Gill finds out whether a fresh round of research funding could put an end to the killer disease
-
Feature
Chemist in the cabinet
John Denham gave up life in the lab for a career in politics, and now runs the British government's department for science. Richard Van Noorden meets him
-
FeaturePolitical chemists
Simon Hadlington meets some of the chemists who are bringing their scientific knowledge into the political realm
-
Feature
The house that BASF built
Chemistry is the secret ingredient behind an energy-efficient house that has been built in Nottingham, UK
-
Feature
Complexity crystallised
Protein x-ray crystallography has come a long way from a 12 year search for the structure of a single protein. Philip Ball reports
-
Feature
The concrete conundrum
Concrete is the single most widely used material in the world - and it has a carbon footprint to match.
-
Feature
The chemists who saved biology
A long voyage led one young chemist to steer evolutionary biology onto the right course. Richard Corfield explores the life of chemistry's Darwin
-
Feature
A town called science
An ambitious project in Switzerland aims to create the world's first fully integrated science city. Yfke Hager reports
-
Feature
The chemistry of private equity
Private equity has transformed the chemicals industry, but can it play the same role in high-risk R&D driven companies? Nuala Moran reports
-
FeatureResistance is useless
Chemistry holds the key to commercialisation of high-temperature superconductors that could revolutionise electrical power supply
-
Feature
The education revolution
The traditional chemistry department has changed for good. Jonny Woodward uncovers the new face of higher education in chemistry
-
Feature
Portable organs
A combination of medical research and engineering could bring an end to the era of putting precious human organs on ice to keep them alive for longer. Michael Gross reports
-
Feature
A model city
Shanghai is being sculpted into the ideal of a modern Chinese city. It's also becoming China's centre for scientific innovation, as Victoria Gill reports
-
Feature
How to kill your RNA
Switching off problematic genes with RNA interference promises treatments for a huge range of disease - if investigators can get it to where it's needed. Lisa Melton reports
-
Feature
The first scientific baron
In the month that marks the 100th anniversary of Lord Kelvin's death, Colin Russell unravels the life of a prodigious talent
-
Feature
The demise of a blockbuster
The name Vioxx has become synonymous with disaster in the pharmaceutical industry. What lessons have been learned?
-
Feature
Molecules that matter
What began as one chemistry professor's project to find the 10 most important molecules of the 20th century, has brought science and art together in a unique exhibition
-
Feature
Surfing Web2O
The rapid evolution of the world wide web is creating fresh opportunities - and challenges - for chemistry. Richard Van Noorden reports
-
Feature
The chemistry set generation
Thinking about buying a chemistry set for someone this Christmas? A nostalgic look at an inspirational toy that could be on the verge of a comeback