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chemistry
History often develops into myth. And the history of science is not strange to that phenomenon. Many of the individuals...
The 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry This article belongs to a series on the 2017 Nobel Prizes The first line...
It’s that time of year when outstanding advances in science are acknowledged and celebrated by awarding the Nobel prizes. Here’s...
The Mary Rose, a flagship of Henry VIII’s English fleet, sank off the coast of Portsmouth in 1545. The hull...
Explore the Burlington House Courtyard like never before, and discover the six learned societies that reside here, furthering the study...
Water is all around us – most of the planet’s surface is covered with it and it is the main...
All families have their secrets. When atoms get together they could reveal answers to some of humanity’s greatest challenges. From...
With growing prevalence of lifestyle-associated diseases, including obesity, Type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease, there is an urgent need and...
Scientists at the University of Rochester recently developed a heat-activated self-stretching material that reverts between two shapes depending on temperature....
The periodic table has been an emblem of science for over 100 years. Explosions, poisonings, space exploration and novelty Victorian...
Photo credit: Katherine McAlpine/Royal Institution After the storming success of his family-friendly talk at the Ri itself and online, Andrew...
Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture by Professor Andrea Sella, University College London. Chemistry has progressed in a way few outsiders...
You may not have heard of Lise Meitner, but she was one of the most important scientists of the 20th...
Reactions: The Private Life of Atoms Peter Atkins Oxford University Press (2013) As a general rule, an author shouldn’t apologise...
Peter Atkins' new book accompanies the reader into a fascinating tour of chemistry: its core concepts (atoms, ions, molecules, bonds…),...
Lucia Burgio: Senior objects analyst at the Victoria & Albert Museum Like most scientists, Lucia works in a laboratory. However,...
Mendeleev’s periodic table, a rectangle of colourful framed squares hanging on the walls of all chemistry departments in the world,...
A big and warm welcome to you, kind and enthusiastic reader: a big and warm welcome to the realm of...
At number twenty in Gordon’s street Where Ingold’s shelter used to be A thin, tall man with Chem degree Will...
Your home is your only place of sanctuary. Yet, lurking in the walls is a silent menace. It is a...
The startling yellow chemical in this photo is the ferricyanide anion, 3−. Ferricyanide has a colourful history, rising to prominence...
