Philip Ball – Page 7

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A (chemical) potential theory of life's origin

2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball says we should look beyond the molecules that make us to find the spark of life

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Using used lab equipment

2013-01-29T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball evaluates the market in second-hand labware

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Righting history

2013-01-09T00:00:00Z

Chemists should learn from the past, says Philip Ball, but they may need a history lesson first

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Make or break: the laws of motion

2012-11-28T00:00:00Z

Molecular machinery involves a delicate interplay of forces, but biology has found the balance, says Philip Ball

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h is for horoscope?

2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Can scientists’ success be reduced to a formula, asks Philip Ball

Opinion

Blues standard

2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

Chemists may have finally got the blues, says Philip Ball

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The automatic chemist

2012-08-22T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball considers the creation of a collective chemical brain, and what it might dream up

Opinion

Nullius in verba

2012-07-18T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball asks how much of the published literature you should believe. Not much, by some accounts

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Imaging icons

2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball celebrates olympicene’s place in the pantheon of chemical imagery

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A dose by any other name

2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball has sympathy for those nonplussed by nomenclature

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Breaking the surface?

2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Philip Ball is perplexed by the EPSRC’s decision to cut surface science funding

Opinion

Sensory thinking

2012-04-01T00:00:00Z

Chemistry could benefit from getting more touchy-feely

Opinion

Column: The crucible

2012-02-23T13:01:14Z

Philip Ball takes a critical look at the science behind an anti-ageing cream and discovers there's some truth in its sugar-coated claims

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Column: The crucible

2012-01-27T10:21:38Z

To understand the chemical choreography of the cell, we must acknowledge the bustling biomolecular ballroom in which it takes place, says Philip Ball

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Column: The crucible

2011-12-22T10:14:00Z

Philip Ball considers some research that's making a meal of science

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Column: The crucible

2011-11-28T15:10:54Z

Philip Ball admires the artistry of contemporary science buildings and a few old masters too

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Column: The crucible

2011-10-26T15:15:38Z

Political party conferences are not noted for taking much interest in science, says Philip Ball

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Column: The crucible

2011-09-29T13:41:59Z

Were you aware of Salt Awareness week? Me neither, admits Philip Ball

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Column: The crucible

2011-08-26T14:35:02Z

In the art world, chemistry continues to be a rich stimulus to the imagination, says Philip Ball

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Column: The crucible

2011-07-28T15:17:57Z

Philip Ball wonders to what extent molecular structures are metaphorical