‘I want to leave the world in a better state than when I entered it’
Meet Omar, a materials chemist who designs highly porous materials for applications ranging from gas storage to the destruction of nerve agents
‘We are missing a massive environmental problem’
Meet Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist who spends her time examining the air that we breathe
Temperature-controlling textiles
Nina Notman gets a feel for the high-tech fabrics that can help us maintain our preferred temperature
What’s cooking?
Understand the chemistry behind colour changes in food
How do trees clean our air?
Investigating the role trees can play in reducing air pollution
New power, old batteries
Closing the loop in lithium-ion battery recycling from electric cars
Chemists hold the key to perfect cheese
Bacterial enzymes play a crucial role in cheesemaking and food chemists take advantage of their role to develop new cheeses
Frozen in time
What chemical clues locked away in ancient ice tell us about Earth’s history
