Paul Kelly
- Review
p-Block survey
Inorganic rings and polymers of the p-block elements. From fundamentals to applications
- Opinion
The musical spectrometer
O heaven, O earth, bear witness to this sound The Tempest, William Shakespeare
- Opinion
Dragon sausages
The recent threat of trading standards action against Welsh sausage maker Black Mountains Smokery has been the subject of much press interest here in the UK
- Opinion
Reality television
With the growth in popularity of 'reality' television series and hard-nosed quiz shows continuing unabated, it's good to see that chemistry has not been neglected
- Opinion
Monopoly for chemists
Despite its venerable history, the board game Monopoly is as popular as ever and continues to inspire new variations on the classic theme.
- Opinion
Emissions of football
From a scientific point of view it's fair to say that currently it's the biochemistry of metatarsal healing that exercises most England fans' concerns
- Opinion
Patently interesting
As the world wide web continues to grow apace, the number of immensely useful sites also increases.
- Opinion
The good, the bad and the ugly
Three events which together constitute the good, the bad and the ugly sides of a medical breakthrough
- Opinion
Bucket science
Lord Kelvin's bucket technique was easily arranged - cloudy skies are the East Midland's forte after all, and I had a bin liner handy - but to no avail.
- Opinion
Don't try this at home
One of the more extreme pieces of television from last year came in the form of the BBC documentary Bodysnatchers.
- Opinion
Witch way to pay
In the light of ongoing financial problems faced by most UK chemistry departments.