All Feature articles – Page 21
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FeatureSpectroscopy 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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FeatureBehind the scenes at the Victorian pharmacy
Jane Essex and a team of students use simple analytical tests to identify the contents of hundreds of bottles in an old chemist's shop
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FeatureThe ethics of green chemistry teaching
Chemical industry legislation may be the ideal basis for the development of green educational programmes
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FeatureTextile conservation
Anita Quye explains how to look after fragile fabrics for future generations
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FeaturePaper conservation
History is written on paper and chemistry is at the heart of paper conservation
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FeatureGlass for generations
Josh Howgego finds out how converting radioactive waste into novel glass materials could be a safe, secure way to deal with the legacy of nuclear power stations
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FeatureThere's teaching, and there's teaching
Starting university marks a new chapter in a student's life, with a brand new set of opportunities and challenges. But the different teaching style in higher education can prove to be an unexpected shock to the system. Catherine Smith explores what educators on either side can do to ease the transition
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FeatureIt's not all about fuel
Biofineries produce heat, power and a plethora of useful 'platform chemicals'. Are they part of the solution to our renewable energy woes? Josh Howgego finds out
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FeatureStudent-generated assessment
Simon Bates and Ross Galloway tell us how students can use PeerWise to design high quality and effective learning material
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FeatureBeating HIV with a nanosized stick
Nina Notman finds out how scientists at the University of Liverpool use nanomedicine to aid the successful treatment of HIV
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FeatureEvolution of the chemistry curriculum
Alice Dawe finds out how scientific advances have driven changes to undergraduate chemistry courses since the second world war
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FeatureConcluding a cosmic chemical census
Scientists are preparing to say goodbye to Herschel, the largest ever space telescope
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FeatureThe International Chemistry Olympiad
The Chemistry Olympiad is the leading chemistry competition for students in seconday education across the UK
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FeatureFire and light in the sky
A close look at the history and science of fireworks, used over centuries in celebrations across the world
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FeatureJump-starting lectures
There is an emerging trend towards using pre-lecture activities to support tertiary level learning: the options investigated
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FeatureRise of molecular machines
Chemists are putting molecules to work in ways only limited by our imagination
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FeatureUnlocking video: 24/7 learning for iPod generation
The capability to produce high quality video is now literally in the palm of your hand. Find out how video can be used to enhance your teaching and support your students' learning.
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FeatureSalting away our spare gas
Sodium chloride for chemical and food uses is obtained by solution mining. Huge caverns left behind in the rock salt make convenient out-of-sight gas holders
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FeatureThe chemistry of pottery
Pottery vessels have been made for around 18,000 years. But how does clay extracted from the earth become a colourful pot, and what's the chemistry behind the process?
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FeatureChemistry with lasers
The Lasers for Science Facility in Harwell, UK, lets chemists see and manipulate chemical and biological systems. This research has a direct impact on our everyday lives.