All articles by Philip Ball – Page 7
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OpinionThe chemistry that inspired H.G. Wells
How the science fiction author borrowed real science to create unreal worlds
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ResearchTuring patterned membrane takes on water purification
Mathematician Alan Turing’s sole chemistry paper inspires self-assembling spotted and striped polymer structures
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OpinionThe scientists who create life
Chemistry has created life for 100 years – but where can it lead us?
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ResearchEvidence mounts that water has two liquid forms
Supercooled solution reveals phase transition at -80°C
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ResearchMolecules’ vibrations linger longer than thought
Surface chemistry could be guided by vibrations that go on for orders of magnitude longer than previously reported
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OpinionRevisiting Richard Dawkins' idea of replication
Why The selfish gene is only part of the story
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ResearchIndigo genes dyeing to make jeans cleaner and greener
Denim dye could become more environmentally friendly with some clever chemistry
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OpinionSnapshots of life’s dancers
We need to stop viewing proteins as static and embrace their dynamism
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ResearchBacteria build non-natural proteins using non-natural DNA
Semi-synthetic organism shows there is nothing unique about the chemistry of life as we know it
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ResearchImmense oganesson projected to have no electron shells
Theory predicts that element 118 would be surrounded by a smear of electrons
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OpinionDoes the Nobel prize still matter?
Outmoded, capricious and burdened with obligations – so why does everybody want one?
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ResearchTentative claims for new metallic hydrogen phase
New results point to four or more solid forms of hydrogen
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OpinionA 3D periodic table?
Molecular frameworks could offer whole new perspectives on our chemical world
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FeatureQuantum chemistry on quantum computers
The special properties of quantum computers should make them ideal for accurately modelling chemical systems, Philip Ball discovers
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