All articles by Philip Ball – Page 14

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    Opinion

    A dose by any other name

    2012-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Philip Ball has sympathy for those nonplussed by nomenclature

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    Feature

    Turing patterns

    2012-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Code-cracker Alan Turing’s impact on chemistry is still being realised today, a century after his birth. Philip Ball investigates

  • Opinion

    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

    Skin deep science

    2012-02-23T13:01:00Z

    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

  • Opinion

    A packed dancefloor

    2012-01-27T10:21:00Z

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

  • Opinion

    Food for thought

    2011-12-22T10:14:00Z

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

  • Opinion

    Sightly scientific environments

    2011-11-28T15:10:00Z

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

  • Opinion

    Good news for graphene

    2011-10-26T15:15:00Z

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

  • Opinion

    Salt, science, salad and art

    2011-09-29T13:41:00Z

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

  • Review

    Chemical potential

    2011-09-15T17:49:45Z

    The chemical element: chemistry's contribution to our global future

  • Opinion

    Art in science

    2011-08-26T14:35:00Z

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

  • Feature

    A sticky end?

    2011-07-29T09:02:38Z

    Rather than evolving to increase complexity, could protein-protein interactions be part of a self-protection strategy gone too far? Philip Ball investigates

  • Opinion

    Molecular metaphors

    2011-07-28T15:17:00Z

    Philip Ball wonders to what extent molecular structures are metaphorical

  • Opinion

    Morris's arsenic entanglement

    2011-06-30T09:50:00Z

    How principled was William Morris? Philip Ball examines the evidence

  • Opinion

    Chemical gardens

    2011-05-31T11:25:00Z

    Philip Ball considers the vegetative soul of an inorganic woodland

  • Opinion

    Science, spirituality and scepticism

    2011-04-28T09:15:00Z

    Philip Ball discusses an award presented to former Royal Society president Martin Rees for work at the interface of science and religion

  • Opinion

    Replication, in theory

    2011-03-30T08:37:00Z

    Experiments are seldom replicated by different research teams, says Philip Ball. Why is this and does it really matter?

  • Opinion

    Reducing Chemistry Conceptually

    2011-02-24T10:46:00Z

    Chemistry cannot all be reduced to physics, argues Philip Ball

  • Opinion

    Crying chemistry

    2011-01-31T09:55:00Z

    Philip Ball looks at research that is beginning to explain why we cry