News and analysis – Page 38
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NewsA little selenium goes a long way
Despite being one of the rarest elements on Earth, selenium is an essential nutrient. But our diets contain less selenium now than ever before. Does this put our health at risk?
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NewsAnthrax detector
Swiss researchers have developed a detector for deadly anthrax spores based on a monoclonal antibody that recognises a specific sugar on the bacterium
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NewsDrug discovery at a snail's pace
A new toxin isolated from the sea-dwelling cone snail by US researchers could lead to new drugs to treat psychiatric and brain diseases, such as Parkinson's disease and depression
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The MoleA day in the life of a project manager: Liz Willcocks
Liz Willcocks has spent the past 18 months working for SETNET as a project manager. She talks to James Berressem about her typical day.
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NewsCommunicating science
In July the winners of the first RSC Bill Bryson Prize for science communication were selected from over 400 entries from secondary schools and 60 entries from primary schools.
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NewsFinal call for Science on Stage delegates
The UK national steering group of Science on Stage, the Europe-wide festival for science teachers, is inviting teachers to apply to take part in the next Science on Stage event.
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NewsRSC Council heads for Downing Street
The energy challenge. Chemical scientists will have a major role to play in meeting the objectives set out in the Government's energy policy
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NewsUK Olympiad team excels in Korea
All four students in the team representing the UK at the finals of the 38th International Chemistry Olympiad have returned as medallists from the competition
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NewsAssessment of practical work
Researchers at Durham University have been investigating different techniques to measure key aspects of practical performance with a view to producing test items that are more reliable than those currently used
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NewsBoring science
Terry Lyons from the University of New England, Australia has looked at studies of secondary students' attitudes towards science to find out what makes school science boring.
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NewsFirst look at A-level alternative
This month UK independent and international schools will receive drafts of a new post-16 qualification that will be available in 2008 as an alternative to A-levels and the IB
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NewsNovel materials for fuel cells
Fuel cells will be used to power everything from laptops, through cars and buses, to hospital electrical systems. Finding materials that are lightweight and can soak up H2 gas like a sponge will be key to this technology
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NewsRationing the drugs for Alzheimer's disease
Medicinal compounds: John Mann takes a look at drugs on the market
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NewsNon-specialist teachers - help is on the way
GlaxoSmithKline and the RSC have agreed to support a three-year programme aimed at raising the quality of chemistry teaching among non-specialist secondary school teachers in the UK
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NewsMChem makes its mark
In response to the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education, a group of academics and industrialists, led by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has produced a set of outcomes - 'benchmarks' - that define the expectations of BSc(hons)
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NewsSmart materials self-repair
Researchers in Germany and Portugal, have devised a new gel-like coating for metals and alloys that not only protects the surface but repairs any cracks or holes that appear in the coating itself