In focus – Page 19
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FeatureThe curious story of toxic ice
In 1944 a fake article was submitted and published as a scientific paper. In the context of How Science Works, can a hoax have educational value?
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SoundbiteFrench fries
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives.
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The MoleClay Plastic Fantastic
Nanotechnology is being applied to plastics to make conductive plastics, scratch resistant plastics and lighter plastics. Now clay could make plastics stronger and more flame retardant say Scientists at the State University of New York, US
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FeatureIron ocean seeding
Carbon sequestration - the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - is an active area of research
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FeatureLead in the environment
Interest in lead pollution has tended to focus on the environmental consequences of the use of tetraethyl lead in petrol and of lead compounds in paint
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FeatureSingle molecule sequencing
The first draft sequence of the human genome, announced 10 years ago, was time-consuming and expensive
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FeatureThe medicinal history of phosphorus
In the early Middle Ages 'physicians' treated most illnesses ineffectually, with herbs and plant extracts
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OpinionGet me a flask, any flask
Peter Childs, University of Limerick, investigates words in chemistry.
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SoundbiteSandalwood
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives
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The MoleHouse party: could you float a house with helium balloons?
On screen chemistry with Jonathan Hare
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FeatureHave your coal and burn it
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to reduce carbon emissions and allow us to continue using fossil fuels to generate electricity