All Analysis articles – Page 8
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FeatureChemistry unearths the secrets of the Terracotta Army
Simon Rees discovers how the Terracotta Warriors’ deadly arrows were made
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Pollutant detection and remediation
Case-study involving the development of adsorption and photocatalysis experiments to study the removal of a pollutant from waste-water. This resource and its components are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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Forensic students are getting their hands dirty
Practical research projects are vital in the training of the next generation of forensic scientists, explains Matthew Almond
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Chemistry and art
As the RSC launches the Year of Chemistry and Art, Alex Kersting discovers how chemistry can reveal secrets hidden in works of art
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Past secrets unearthed
Akshat Rathi finds out how chemistry plays a central role in revealing how our ancestors once lived
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The Great Recovery
The Great Recovery is an RSA project launched in September 2012 supported by Technology Strategy Board and key industrial players.
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Murder in the lab
Giving students a flavour of analytical techniques that are used in forensic science.
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Challenging Plants: Analytical Methods
Investigations of plants and soil often require the application of some basic analytical methods. Some important ones are given here.
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Laboratory and Pilot Plant Tours
Take a virtual tour of the areas where chemists work. The chemistry laboratories do initial research and the pilot plant is involved in making pharmaceutical products on a large scale. Key equipment and activities are highlighted. Courtesy of the ABPI.
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Fatty acids in food supplements
A resource involving the investigation of the chemical composition of some food supplements that contain omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.
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Technician in trouble! What solutions are which?
In Search of Solutions: Can you distinguish between water, acid, alkali and indicator solutions? Linking to topics on acids/alkalis and neutralisation. Alternatively, try a microscale version of this investigation.
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Just a can of cola?
In Search of Solutions: Encourage students to think creatively, what properties can they measure of a can of cola? Linking to many topics, depending on the investigation, as well as scientific thinking and experimentation.
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How much horse meat?
It's a simple enough question, but the media, the public and even government officials are having trouble understanding just how much horse meat is in some processed food. Ian Farrell makes sense of the confusion
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School’s Analyst past papers 2013
Challenge your students to carry out back titrations with these previous Schools’ Analyst questions
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Parabens in household products
This is a laboratory-based investigation (either using GC or HPLC) of preservative chemicals commonly found in household products - parabens.
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Forensic Analysis: Laboratory Manual
Pre laboratory exercises and laboratory practicals in Forensic Analysis.
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Detective work and food fraud
How did horse meat remain undetected in the food chain for long enough to reach supermarket shelves? Ian Farrell investigates
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Spectroscopy in your classroom - portable analysis
Tracy McGhie explains how your students can solve a murder mystery using state-of-the-art equipment
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Challenging Plants: Phytomanagement - Practicals
Plants have much to offer in terms of phytoremediation, phytoextraction and the potential of using plants to mine metals. This resource is designed to help students realise this potential knowledge and understand the key underpinning scientific principles.
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Coprolites
Information hidden in fossils – Philip Robinson finds out what dinosaurs ate for dinner
