News & analysis – Page 15
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NewsNew photocatalyst shows promise
Nickel-based material can convert carbon monoxide into high-value hydrocarbons
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NewsSemi-conductivity between the sheets
Manipulating layers delivers the first MXene semiconductor
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NewsSquid beak insight for new material
Lightweight organic composite with tuneable properties mimics cephalopod beak
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NewsChemistry degrees to be reintroduced at Swansea
The university will offer chemistry to undergraduates for the first time since 2004
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NewsChemistry exam leaks anger Indian students
A number of examinations have been rendered null and void after evidence emerges of cheating
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AnalysisWhat is A-level like for a student?
Kristy Turner asks one of her pupils to share his experience of A-level chemistry
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NewsUniversity Technical Colleges – the future of science teaching?
It's not just academies we'll be seeing more of in UK education, University Technical Colleges are expanding. We met Lord Baker to find out about these innovative but controversial schools
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NewsBoron nitride composites stronger than their carbon cousins
Binding strengths of polymer–boron nitride nanotubes are higher than those reported for carbon nanotubes
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NewsPeriodic table gains four new elements
Teams in Japan, Russia and the US credited with discoveries
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NewsPolymer takes the heat out of batteries
Polymer electrode coating may help prevent lithium battery fires
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NewsSnow soaks up pollutants from engine exhausts
Air quality regulators should consider freezing temperatures and snow
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NewsStudents put off studying science by schools
Perception of difficulty and lack of relevance to careers to blame
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NewsA professional body for teaching
Angela McFarlane believes that what the teaching profession needs is its own professional body. That’s why she is one of the trustees of the College of Teaching.
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NewsTechnician injured in explosion
A Bristol school has been fined for failure to ensure the safety of its employees
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NewsA bright future for silicon solar cell recycling
Hydrofluoric acid eliminated from silicon salvage process
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NewsChlorinated compounds form in tea and coffee
Treated water reacts with organics to form disinfection byproducts
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