All articles by Philip Ball – Page 18

  • Feature

    Putting the nano into nanotechnology

    2005-11-25T11:23:37Z

    The discovery of a new form of elemental carbon 20 years ago changed thinking in chemistry. Philip Ball investigates whether the buckyball has lived up to the hype and what legacy it has left

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    Claiming Einstein for chemistry

    2005-08-26T14:07:00Z

    Physicists the world over are celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Einstein's theory of relativity, but Philip Ball argues that Einstein was essentially a chemist

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    The beauty of chemistry

    2005-04-11T12:27:00Z

    Can a chemistry experiment be beautiful? Philip Ball gives his opinion and invites us to see beauty in everything

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    Beam me up

    2004-10-01T00:00:00Z

    It sounds fantastical, but Philip Ball explains how teleportation may one day make it out of the realms of science fiction and become a reality.

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    Cell navigation

    2004-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Bringing a drug to market is an expensive and drawn-out process. Systems biology promises to make it more efficient. Philip Ball examines its potential.

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    Light harvesting

    2004-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Scientists are taking a leaf out of Nature's book by attempting to harness enough energy from sunlight to carry out useful photochemical reactions. Philip Ball and David Andrews take up the story.

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    It's a small world

    2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Philip Ball sizes up the latest developments in nanotechnology.

  • News

    Ball games

    2003-08-01T00:00:00Z

    Orderly arrays of microscopic balls can make light behave in unusual - and often useful - ways, Philip Ball reports.