In focus – Page 7
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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
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SoundbiteFalcon 9 explosion: going up but not taking off
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores the aftermath of the launch vehicle explosion
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SoundbiteHow to shrink an ozone hole
How’s the ozone hole actually doing? Ida Emilie Steinmark finds out
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SoundbiteHarry Kroto: a fond farewell
Nina Notman pays her respects to Harry Kroto, a co-discover of the buckyball
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FeatureScaling new peaks
Nina Notman admires the plethora of different uses for the separation techniques known collectively as chromatography
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Magnificent moleculesGluten
Ida Emilie Steinmark investigates a compound found inside some of our favourite foods, but unable to be enjoyed by everyone
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FeatureExploring UK fracking emissions concerns
Elinor Hughes drills down into how scientists are checking potential greenhouse gas and radioactive emissions from the hydraulic fracturing of shale
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FeatureThe bonds that bind
Mike Sutton plots the journey of the scientists who solved the riddle of chemical bonding
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Magnificent moleculesZirconium tungstate
Neil Withers investigates a compound with some unusual and unexpected behaviour