Rachel Brazil
CareersThe art of crafting conferences
The benefits and challenges of three approaches to scientific meetings
FeatureThe nanocoatings holding back corrosion
Corrosion is an age-old problem, but some of the latest solutions are distinctly 21st century. Rachel Brazil reports
CareersHow to form a research collaboration
Five tips for success when partnering up in the name of science
CareersHow to get your research published
Writing your first paper can be daunting: here are five top tips
FeatureCombining homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis
Can you make a catalyst that has the stability and recyclability of a heterogeneous one with the selectivity of a homogeneous one? Rachel Brazil talks to the scientists finding out
CareersHow to work in another country
Five tips for getting the most out of moving to a lab in a new land
FeatureIlluminating manuscript treasures
Rachel Brazil takes a look at the Fitzwilliam Museum’s illuminated manuscripts and learns their scientific stories
FeaturePhase to phase
Chemists are finding fascinating phase-change phenomena, discovers Rachel Brazil
CareersVideo games are enabling discovery
Gamification is harnessing an untapped army of citizen scientists
FeatureThe proteins of touch
Our sense of touch and balance is deeply ingrained in our experiences, but what are the chemical processes that make it work? Rachel Brazil investigates
Careers'How pragmatic is it to be a blind scientist?’
Mona Minkara on not letting loss of vision end her science ambitions
FeatureRaiders of the lost pigments
The old sculptures in museums have lost their original colour, but chemistry can help us discover how they used to look
