News & analysis – Page 12
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Floating graphene cooks up clean water
Graphene aerogel converts sunlight into heat to produce water vapour at room temperature
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’Gas marbles’ surprise with their strength
Robust bubbles of gas encapsulated in a microsphere–liquid shell could trap gases
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Purest silicon sphere ever created will redefine the kilogram
Largest impurity is copper taking the place of one silicon atom in every three billion
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Bismuth drug structure solved
After over three centuries of mystery, the structure of bismuth subgallate has finally been uncovered
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Universities ranked by teaching excellence
The first picture of performance against Teaching Excellence Framework criteria in the higher education sector has been announced
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RSC prizes in chemistry education
The Royal Society of Chemistry has announced the winners of its 2017 awards for chemistry education
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15-minute test catches out flu virus
A cheap, portable setup to detect influenza viruses could help clinicians prescribe the right drugs
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Who says wooden windows wouldn't work?
Scientists in China have turned wood into a transparent material that could be used as a replacement for glass in energy efficient buildings
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A golden future for hydrogen bonding
Relativistic effects responsible for positively charged Au(I) hydrogen bond acceptor
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How much practical work?
Education in Chemistry asked ’how often do your students do practical work?’ and twitter responded
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Magnetic droplets stamp out protein patterns
Droplets rolling across a lotus leaf spark device assembly idea
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Chemistry department evacuated after student accidentally makes explosive
Reports claim TATP synthesised by mistake at the University of Bristol
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Science teacher shortfall hits most disadvantaged
Trainee recruitment targets not met for the past five years
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Fire-fighting lithium–ion battery doesn’t compromise on performance
Electrospun device can release flame retardants in the event of a battery short circuit or catastrophic damage
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Government earmarks £170m for technical institutes
New Institutes of Technology aim to bolster technical education
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International studies highlight low teacher morale in UK
PISA and TIMSS show mixed results for the UK
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Dibrominated tag helps identify new natural products
New substance allows researchers to find new aldehyde- and ketone-containing natural products