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Membranes for an ancient mariner
Membrane engineers are developing ways to filter drinkable water out of polluted, salty and contaminated supplies. Jon Evans reports
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The surface detective
This year's Nobel prize in chemistry has highlighted the importance of surface chemistry in modern life. Richard Van Noorden catches up with the winner, Gerhard Ertl
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Courtroom chemistry
When analysing the smallest traces of evidence at a crime scene, chemistry is key. Lisa Melton finds out how chemists can play their part in the justice system
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Solving an ancient puzzle
Analytical chemistry is revolutionising archaeological study - as well as igniting some controversy
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Chemistry's special relationship
From the discovery of aniline dyes to modern biofuels, chemistry and energy have always been intractably linked.
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Making the cut
As restrictions are tightened on energy consumption within industry, Sean Milmo finds out how the chemical sector is fighting against its image as an energy glutton
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Incubating climate change solutions
The Carbon Trust's incubator programme aims to help scientists, spin-outs and small companies bring their carbon-reducing ideas to commercial fruition.
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Nuclear revival
The Dalton Institute at the University of Manchester aims to be a world leader in nuclear research, and breathe life into an industry that very nearly collapsed.
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Designing a nuclear future
As the UK government indicates renewed support for nuclear energy, Richard Van Noorden tours the reactor designs in contention
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The green fuel myth
A shortage of agricultural land and inefficient production processes have cast a doubtful shadow over the first generation of biofuels.
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FeatureHow to bury the problem
Carbon capture and storage could allow us to burn fossil fuels without climate consequences - but only with more investment in R&D, argues Stuart Haszeldine
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FeatureTaking a medical trip
Psychedelic drugs show promise in treating conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder and Alzheimer's. Karen Harries-Rees uncovers the come-back of medicinal hallucinogens
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A 60-year service
When a group of MIT professors started to design products in a garage in the 1930s, they had no idea that they were laying the foundations for a global business.
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At the business end
Sir Richard Sykes has turned Imperial College, London, into a brand with an international influence. Richard Van Noorden meets him
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Fighting food fraud with science
Bea Perks meets some of the scientists subjecting our food's credentials to forensic examination
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Makeshift to Mars
The red planet has claimed many a plucky spacecraft. Richard Corfield discovers how Nasa's latest attempt hopes to overcome the odds with a different approach
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FeatureThe enduring image
In the commercial battle between digital and analogue photography, physics eventually prevailed. Here, Mike Ware reveals how chemistry shaped the history of photographic images
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Polarising the debate?
Fluorochemicals are still causing concern. Emma Davies finds out how polar bears and microwaved popcorn reignited the contamination debate
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FeatureAt the top of the cascade
David MacMillan, a leading light in organocatalysis, takes James Mitchell Crow on a tour of the field