All News articles – Page 57
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NewsMolecular light switch
Scientists have developed the molecular equivalent of a solar panel, which can act as a light signal processor
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NewsPlastic shape shifter for smart stents
German and American researchers have developed temperature-controlled 'triple-shaped plastics'
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NewsSummer School
The Royal Society of Chemistry will be running an INSET materials summer school in London in July
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NewsElement 118 reported (again)
In 1999, scientists at the American Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reported the synthesis of element 118...
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NewsCO2 - a solution in sight?
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are higher today than they have been at any time in the past 150,000 years
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NewsRSC teaching awards 2007
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is inviting nominations for the 2007 round of its two annual teaching awards
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NewsPupils' views about science
A study has been carried out to look at pupils' opinions about science and technology
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NewsScottish Parliament looks ahead
Over 300 people came together in Edinburgh, in November, to discuss and debate the key scientific issues that will face the next Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive from May 2007 to 2011
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NewsBologna in sight?
The House of Commons Education and Skills Select Committee launched an inquiry in November into the Bologna Process and its potential impact on UK HE
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NewsA day in the life of a chemicals buyer: Irfon Thomas
Irfon Thomas has spent the past 18 months working for Sigma Aldrich as a chemicals buyer. He talks to James Berressem about his typical day
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NewsHEFCE finds more cash
In November the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) announced an extra £75m for university science teaching over the next three years
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NewsHE science centre opens
In November London Metropolitan University opened the doors of its new £30 million science centre which is home to the Superlab, a state-of-the-art teaching lab with room for 280 students
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NewsC:TNG to offer Chemistry at Work events
An RSC Chemistry at Work event for 14-19-year olds, held in November, marked the launch of a two-year project to expand these events in England
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NewsControversy in class
Ralph Levinson of the Institute of Education, London, has developed a useful model that provides a framework for teachers to use when teaching controversial socio-scientific issues in schools
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NewsRSC to launch e-mentoring scheme for students
From the end of this month school and college students will have the opportunity to receive up-to-date information and advice on studying chemistry in HE and careers in chemistry through a new e-mentoring scheme run by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
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NewsLike father, like son
Stanford University's Roger Kornberg has followed in his father's footsteps by winning the 2006 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for unravelling the process by which RNA is transcribed from DNA to make proteins
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NewsNew Salters' teaching fellowships
In November at an awards ceremony held in London the Salters' Institute awarded its first-ever chemistry teacher fellowships to Sandra Clinton, Adrian Guy and Karen Tann.
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NewsSqueeze harder for fresher milk
High pressure processing could shake up the taste of long-life milk