Philip Ball – Page 9
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Would element 137 really spell the end of the periodic table? Philip Ball examines the evidence
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There is no hidden understanding to be teased out by 'improving' the periodic table, argues Philip Ball. But Eric Scerri begs to differ
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Philip Ball looks at the chemistry behind colourful cartoon characters served up by a fast food chain
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Borodin wasn't such an outstanding scientist after all, says Philip Ball, but science and music are far from mutually exclusive
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Man and the machine: Philip Ball welcomes the age of automated chemical crystallography
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We are getting better at manipulating cells to grow into the tissues we need. Chemical factors are key, says Philip Ball
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Superatoms reinforce the notion that chemistry is more about electrons than elements, says Philip Ball
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I'm no fan of reality TV. But watching people just going about their business can be fascinating, says Philip Ball
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Three chemists have resurrected the art of science debate by publishing their conversations on the nature of bonds. This is science that makes you smile, says Philip Ball
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Could red light and green tea really give 'facial rejuvenation'? Philip Ball looks at the intriguing science behind this new claim
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Philip Ball rakes through the findings of new research into the h-index and unearths some top tips for citation-hungry researchers
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Philip Ball looks at a new device that creates energy from salinity differences between fresh and sea water
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Zinc nanoparticles appear to have the ability to make odorants smell stronger and could a give a valuable insight into how olfaction works, says Philip Ball
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Today polyhedra speak to chemists of fullerenes and other cage molecules. But they once had a very different meaning, says Philip Ball
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Scientific fraud highlights flaws in the way that scientists communicate with each other, suggests Philip Ball
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Simple nanoscience is bringing the legendary Golden Fleece to life in the form of merino wool dyed with gold. Philip Ball links myth to modern science
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Unwinding protein fibrils could give a glimpse of how peptides survived on early Earth
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Thermal motions on the molecular scale are not just useless noise, discovers Philip Ball