News and analysis – Page 29
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NewsLet there be light
For the past 28 years experiments using the bright light generated by the Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS) at the Daresbury Laboratory have supported the development of new medicines, electronic gadgets, and even chocolate
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NewsMopping up heavy metals
Chinese chemists develop magnetic 'nanomould' particles to clean up toxic chromium compounds from industrial waste water
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NewsRocky water source
Scientists in the Netherlands are working to release trillions of litres of clean water from gypsum found in the desert
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NewsThe science diploma update
The content of the Science Diploma, which will be available at three levels, is beginning to take shape.
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The MolePrison break: could you escape from jail using a wet shirt?
On screen chemistry with Jonathan Hare
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NewsA day in the life of a formulation scientist: Charlotte Ashley-Roberts
Charlotte has spent the past 12 months working as a formulation scientist for 3M. She talks to about her typical day
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NewsCFOF rolls out to Wales
Chemistry for our future (CFOF) awarded £183k over the next two years for outreach projects in Wales
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NewsChemistry's grand challenges
UK chemists identify main areas for research funding for the next 20-40 years.
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NewsInspiring the gifted and talented
How do we encourage the best chemistry students in schools and colleges to go on to study chemistry at university and become the next generation of chemistry teachers?
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NewsRSC teacher fellow 2008-09
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) teacher fellow for 2008-09 is Anthony Hardwicke
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NewsSET award goes to UCL chemist
Vijay Chudasama, University College London, picks up best chemistry student prize at the 2008 Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Student of the Year Awards.
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NewsInspiring today's students
Meet Chris George and Leila Elliott, recipients of the 2008 RSC Schools Education Awards
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NewsPractical help online
Chemistry for our future (CFOF) school teacher fellows produce the Interactive Lab Primer - an online multimedia resource to support post-16 students' lab work
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NewsScience Diploma - talks begin
The Science Diploma Development Partnership (SDDP) invites the educational and scientific communities to say what they want from the Government's proposed Science Diploma
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NewsUK needs 'employable' graduates
RSC responds to the Government's consultation on a strategy to increase the number of 'employable' graduates in the UK and raise the skills of workers
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NewsUK Olympiad team returns with four medals
A team of four students from the UK succeeds in the finals of the 40th International Chemistry Olympiad held in Budapest, Hungary, in July
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NewsWelcome to the pink room
RSC and the Athena Project launch report on good practice in university science departments
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NewsA day in the life of a forensic scientist: Tom Geddes
Tom Geddes has spent the past four years working for LGC Forensics, Culham, as a forensic scientist. He talks to Kathryn Roberts about his typical day
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NewsBill Bryson prize communicators
Primary and secondary school students from across the UK exhibit their talent for communicating science in the RSC Bill Bryson Prize competition
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NewsCognitive conflict
Using a demonstration of strong and weak acids, Australian researchers studied the effectiveness of using cognitive conflict strategy with Year 11 chemistry students