Philip Ball – Page 10
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Column: The crucible
It is inevitable that the origins of life on Earth will be forever shrouded in mystery, says Philip Ball
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Column: The crucible
Feel free to make photovoltaics better, says Philip Ball. But don't forget they have to be cheaper, too
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Opinion: The crucible
Philip Ball discusses Europe's efforts to communicate innovations in nanotechnology to a wide audience
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Opinion: The crucible
Philip Ball reflects on the long-running debate about how colloids stick together
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Opinion: The crucible
Copper doorknobs could be the latest - and oldest - way to beat the bugs, says Philip Ball
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Opinion: The crucible
Understanding why nature's materials are so smart could be the first step to educating our own dumb polymers, argues Philip Ball
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Opinion: The crucible
Philip Ball uncovers how life shepherds protons around the cell with breathtaking ingenuity
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Opinion: The crucible
How did the leopard get its spots? Recent research supports an idea first suggested by legendary code-breaker Alan Turing, says Philip Ball
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Opinion: The crucible
Chemistry has always been the most secretive of sciences, argues Philip Ball
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Opinion: The crucible
In the first of his regular columns throwing diverse aspects of science into the melting pot, Philip Ball looks at an emerging problem with proteins