News and analysis – Page 35
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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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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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NewsSee-through electrodes and organic leds
Nanoimprint lithography brings organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDS) one step closer to giant tvs and solar panel applications
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NewsKey Stage 3 - teachers' choice
QCA is offering a less prescriptive curriculum at KS3 that could be tuned by teachers to meet the needs of all students. What does this new found freedom mean for science teachers?
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NewsRate of reaction
To inform approaches to teaching about chemical change researchers from the UK and Turkey have studied young people's understanding of reaction rate
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NewsRSC funding for research
Members (and non-member school teachers) can apply for grants of up to £2000 from the 2008 RSC Research Fund to support research or chemical education research
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NewsUS chemistry in question
Findings of a US National Research Council report suggest a problem of a sustainable supply of chemistry BScs will affect the future of US chemistry research
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NewsAvoiding the travel bug
Vaccination is our best defence against catching numerous infectious diseases while travelling abroad
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NewsBlue coat school wins top of the bench trophy
A team of students from the Blue Coat School, Liverpool, wins the final of the RSC's Top of the Bench national schools' competition
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NewsCash for HE chemistry experience
Ten projects designed to improve students' initial experience of studying chemistry have received funding through the Chemistry for Our Future programme
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NewsLincoln adds HE to chemistry
More good news for the provision of chemistry in HE as the University of Lincoln announces that it will introduce a chemistry degree course in 2008
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NewsBiological implications of acetylation
Medicinal compounds: John Mann takes a look at drugs on the market