All RSC Education articles in January 2016
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FeatureIs relativity creating cracks in the periodic table?
Mike Follows shows how relativity has affected gold and mercury, and asks if it will affect elements yet to be discovered
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ReviewReading and writing in science
Kristy Turner reviews the second edition of Reading and writing in science: tools to develop discplinary literacy
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OpinionLessons from other countries
Tim Oates looks at what we can learn from international comparisons
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FeatureChallenging concepts in chemistry
Andy Chandler-Grevatt introduces threshold concept mastery tasks for A-level
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FeatureThe lignin challenge
Elinor Hughes investigates how scientists are hoping to use biomass waste to produce valuable chemicals
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FeatureAfrica’s gift to the world
Raymond Cooper and Jeffrey Deakin explain how a tiny plant from Madagascar, known as the rosy periwinkle, is helping in the fight against cancer
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SoundbiteBreathing batteries for electric cars
Nina Notman discovers how air could power the transport of the future
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NewsChlorinated compounds form in tea and coffee
Treated water reacts with organics to form disinfection byproducts
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NewsA bright future for silicon solar cell recycling
Hydrofluoric acid eliminated from silicon salvage process
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NewsScience marks out excellence
Award scheme launched to recognise excellence in secondary science education