News & analysis – Page 13
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NewsA golden future for hydrogen bonding
Relativistic effects responsible for positively charged Au(I) hydrogen bond acceptor
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NewsHow much practical work?
Education in Chemistry asked ’how often do your students do practical work?’ and twitter responded
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NewsMagnetic droplets stamp out protein patterns
Droplets rolling across a lotus leaf spark device assembly idea
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NewsChemistry department evacuated after student accidentally makes explosive
Reports claim TATP synthesised by mistake at the University of Bristol
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NewsScience teacher shortfall hits most disadvantaged
Trainee recruitment targets not met for the past five years
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NewsFire-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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NewsGovernment earmarks £170m for technical institutes
New Institutes of Technology aim to bolster technical education
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NewsInternational studies highlight low teacher morale in UK
PISA and TIMSS show mixed results for the UK
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NewsDibrominated tag helps identify new natural products
New substance allows researchers to find new aldehyde- and ketone-containing natural products
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NewsMulti-talented polymer more versatile than sum of its parts
Material with mix-and-match functionalities could be used in smart windows
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NewsHairy plants aid oil-absorbing material design
Leaves of weed could even be used to mop-up slicks
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NewsWhy titrate?
A chemistry teacher wanted to know why professional chemists carry out titrations …
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NewsBattery material helps people keep their cool
Nanoporous clothes would be transparent to body heat
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NewsGrand challenges set for science students
New competition asks young people to explore solutions for global health and development issues
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NewsHefty trainee teacher bursaries get mixed reception
The Department for Education has announced substantial new bursaries for teacher training – but some are larger than others
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NewsMetal micronutrients get to the root of antifungal defence
Flavoursome tomato varieties could benefit from nanoparticle fertilisers
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NewsMolecular machines roll in for the 2016 chemistry Nobel
Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Fraser Stoddart take chemistry’s top gong for creating a series of nanoscale machines
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NewsStudy calls for universities to require A-level maths for chemistry
Benefits for chemistry undergraduates who study maths