All articles by Philip Ball – Page 15
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
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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Opinion
Column: The crucible
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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Opinion
Column: The crucible
Philip Ball looks at a new device that creates energy from salinity differences between fresh and sea water
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
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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News
Researchers form first liquid protein
Chemists in the UK have figured out how to convert pure proteins into a liquid state, without any solvent
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
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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Opinion
Column: The crucible
Scientific fraud highlights flaws in the way that scientists communicate with each other, suggests Philip Ball
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
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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Opinion
Column: The crucible
Unwinding protein fibrils could give a glimpse of how peptides survived on early Earth
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
Thermal motions on the molecular scale are not just useless noise, discovers Philip Ball
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
The flowery language of fragrance chemistry doesn't distract Philip Ball from the sharp scent of olfactory understanding
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Feature
Feynman's fancy
Richard Feynman's famous talk on atom-by-atom assembly is often credited with kick-starting nanotechnology. Fifty years on, Philip Ball investigates how influential it really was
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
Oxidation state is a convenient fiction, but the concept is far from meaningless, writes Philip Ball
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Feature
Literary reactions
Chemistry makes occasional appearances in fiction but rarely takes centre stage. Philip Ball unearths chemistry's fictional roles
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
Philip Ball uncovers a pleasing symmetry surrounding the mysterious Casimir force
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
Ubiquitous images of nanobots are 20,000 leagues from reality, warns Phil Ball
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Opinion
Column: The crucible
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