News & analysis – Page 45
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NewsMaterials and their properties
Neil Dixon reviews this collection of videos, animations and worksheets Peter Hollamby
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NewsNon-specialist teachers on course
Non-specialist chemistry teachers benefit from tailored Inset course thanks to the RSC and GlaxoSmithKline
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NewsTextbook explanation
How certain phenomena are explained in key undergraduate chemistry texts is the focus of a study by Vicente Talanquer of the University of Arizona
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NewsEnergy agenda for Wales
Welsh National Assembly ministers meet with scientists to discuss the role science in Wales can play in addressing the future energy challenge
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NewsRSC chemistry week 2007
The Royal Society of Chemistry's (RSC) national Chemistry Week will run from 3-11 November 2007
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NewsSTEM careers get boost
Government backs proposals for better careers advice for students, with the aim to encourage more students to continue to study science and maths post-16
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NewsTeacher fellows go to university
From September seven school/college teachers will be working in chemistry departments in seven universities across England as part of the Chemistry for Our Future initiative
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NewsA day in the life of a trainee assistant editor: Freya Mearns
Freya Mearns has spent the past 10 months working for the Royal Society of Chemistry as a trainee assistant editor. She talks to James Berressem about her typical day
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NewsBiographies of nobel chemists
Alan Dronsfield reviews this contribution to the history of chemistry
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NewsElement 112 shows family traits
An experiment by a team of Russian, Polish and Swiss scientists shows that element 112 is chemically more akin to its Group 12 relative mercury than any noble gas element
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NewsGeckoman versus spiderman
According to research done in Italy, Spiderman could have some competition for wall space from a new sticky superhero
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NewsGoodness, more wine?
UK-based studies suggest that an antioxidant found in red wine could have beneficial effects on health by reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease
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NewsImperial College celebrates
RSC honours Nobel chemists Sir Derek Barton and Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson
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NewsLeague table of alternative fuels
Scientists in Norway have drawn up a league table of alternative fuels for cars
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NewsOnline A-level assessment
UK A-level chemistry students can improve their understanding of chemistry by tackling challenges set at the online chemistry assessment website, Bestchoice
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NewsProteins' web of intrigue
Recent work by a German research group has helped to unravel the secrets of the spider's silk spinning success