In focus – Page 23
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FeatureCrop protection chemicals
By 2030, the world's population is expected to rise to over eight billion - the need for safe and environmentally friendly crop protection chemical has never been greater
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The MoleAntimalarial drugs
Approximately one million people die annually from malaria worldwide. Tragically, 90 per cent of these deaths are among the under-fives in sub-Saharan Africa, who have little if any access to adequate healthcare. Drugs are used to treat the disease but parasitic resistance to these drugs is growing, so what is the alternative?
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The MoleWalk on waste
With landfill sites filling fast, recycling is becoming increasingly important
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The MoleGlobal warming: can you demonstrate the greenhouse effect?
On screen chemistry with Jonathan Hare
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NewsRSC puts food on the menu
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) reports on the role the chemical sciences have in sustainable food production.
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SoundbiteTitanium dioxide
Simon Cotton takes a look at those compounds that find themselves in the news or relate to our everyday lives.
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FeatureInvestigations get real
What real chemists do can be the basis of motivating investigations and learning in school chemistry
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FeatureJesuits' powder and quinine
The powdered bark of the South American cinchona tree is the source of quinine - the mainstay treatment for malaria for centuries
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FeaturePrinting on plastic
The dye diffusion thermal transfer method is used for printing digital photos on plastics, and for direct printing on PVC cards
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OpinionWhen particles floc together
Peter Childs, University of Limerick, investigates words in chemistry.
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SoundbiteMethylene blue
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 MolePrison break: could you escape from jail using a wet shirt?
On screen chemistry with Jonathan Hare
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FeatureMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an invaluable tool in diagnostic medicine.
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FeatureRadioactivity discovered
Centenary celebrations for the founding fathers of radioactivity - Henri Becquerel and Ernest Rutherford.
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FeatureSupercritical processing
Chemists at the University of Nottingham use supercritical fluids to process polymers for drug delivery systems and for tissue engineering.