In focus – Page 6
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FeatureTaking care of the air
How do we control the pollutants we breathe in? This article includes specification links and resources for your classroom.
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Magnificent moleculesTungsten carbide
The alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens
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AnalysisDo you really know what glass is?
The glass debate resurfaces and it’s never crystal clear. Why do we care about its label anyway?
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FeatureThe rhythm of life
Emma Davies explores how unravelling the complex mechanisms of the body clock has led to some fascinating discoveries and a 2017 Nobel prize
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FeaturePrecious water
New off-grid water treatment technologies are saving lives supplying clean water where there are no taps or pipes
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Magnificent moleculesCaesium chloride
A versatile compound used in cancer treatment, solar cells and even making beer
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SoundbiteToxic cloud remains a mystery
We might never know what happened at Birling Gap in August. Ida Emilie Steinmark investigates
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FeatureBrick by brick
From green LEGO bricks to compostable shoes, Fiona Case investigates how Lego and Reebok are making biomaterials mainstream
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OpinionElizabeth Fulhame: the scientist the world forgot
Ida Emilie Steinmark investigates a forgotten figure who made fundamentally important discoveries in chemistry
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FeatureCatalysts get helping hands
Ida Emilie Steinmark finds out how new research may boost catalytic performance
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Magnificent moleculesSodium poly(acrylate)
Need some fake snow for your Christmas party? Simply look inside an astronaut’s suit
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FeatureKnow your poison: the festival chemical safety net
How analytical chemistry helps reduce the harms of drug use
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Magnificent moleculesAqua regia
Capable of dissolving gold and platinum, the most aristocratic of acids
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FeatureCarbon dioxide gets stoned
Locking Earth’s excess carbon dioxide away by turning it into rock
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Magnificent moleculesArsenic trioxide
How a ‘daft’ pharmacy mix up led to a series of poisonings in Victorian Britain