All Profiles articles – Page 14
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Opinion
Carl Djerassi - chemistry and theatre
Carl Djerassi explains his move from distinguished chemist to ‘intellectual smuggler’
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Research
James Crowley: Magicians rings and dumbbells on a molecular scale
James Crowley on making stimuli responsive molecular machines from mechanically interlocked architectures
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Careers
Thinking outside the blocks
Ellen Kooijman talks to Yfke Hager about research, rocks and building bricks
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Business
Freeing a world of fixers
Company profile: Sugru mouldable silicone rubber lets you mend what’s broken and hack stuff better
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Research
Wendy Brown: Space dust chemistry
The University of Sussex’s Wendy Brown explains how astrochemical research is done in the lab
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Careers
Ice cold chemist
Eric Wolff constructs the chemistry of ancient climate from Antarctic ice cores. Nina Notman reports
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Research
Stefano Farris: Food packaging chemistry
Stefano Farris discusses how his research could help reduce the amount of plastic used to wrap ham, cheese and pasta
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Feature
The worldwide chemist
Bea Perks profiles Martyn Poliakoff, the internet’s favourite ‘mad professor’
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Careers
To detect and defend
Rebecca Hopkins tells Philip Robinson about her life and work as a scientist in the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
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Research
Aaron Wheeler: Algae-on-a-chip
Aaron Wheeler talks to Harriet Brewerton about bringing the energy and microfluidics communities together
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Careers
Art imitating life
Briony Marshall’s sculptures find form in her biochemical background, she tells Manisha Lalloo
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Opinion
A mind-blowing legacy
Alexander Shulgin’s research on psychoactive drugs shows how molecules can take on a life of their own once they leave the lab, says Mark Peplow
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Feature
Triple-stranded success story
Tom Brown is our Entrepreneur of the Year. He tells Sarah Houlton the secrets of his success
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Research
Stan Golunski: Sustaining catalytic collaborations
The Cardiff Catalysis Institute’s deputy director chats to us about supercritical anti-solvent precipitation and working alongside industry through the KCMC
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Careers
Thinking small
Developing tiny catalysts for miniature devices in a compact company, Daniele Leonarduzzi tells Manisha Lalloo why small is beautiful
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Careers
Changing phases
John Goodby has discovered new forms of matter and invented new materials. Helen Carmichael speaks to him about his career
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Feature
The sultan of synthesis
Phil Baran is spurring organic chemists to rethink how they make complex compounds, as Mark Peplow discovers
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Careers
Chasing the sun
It took some time, and a lot of jobs, but Matt Carnie eventually found a role he loves in materials research. Manisha Lalloo asks for his career analysis
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Business
Refined gels for cultured cells
Company profile: Biogelx makes self-assembled peptide hydrogels with tuneable properties