In focus – Page 6
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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
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FeatureClearing the air around smoke formation
Answering the riddle of why unsaturated fuels burn with sooty flames
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Magnificent moleculesDiazepam
One of the biggest selling pharmaceuticals in history, the ‘mother’s little helper’
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FeatureRecharging the future
As lithium-ion batteries are pushed to their limits, what technology could replace them?
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Magnificent moleculesPolyethylene terephthalate
Fernando Gomollón-Bel discovers the story of one of the most ubiquitous artificial compounds
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SoundbiteTime to get out the vitamin D
Nina Notman looks at recent advice to start popping vitamin D supplements during the shorter days
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FeatureThe massive problem of microplastics
As plastics fill up and pollute our oceans, recognising their value rather than thinking of them as disposable could help us deal with what has turned into a large, global problem