All RSC Education articles in November 2011
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The Mole
A day in the life of a sensors and spectroscopy development scientist at AWE: Imran Khan
Imran uses his expertise in chemistry to do research on hazardous materials. He tells Josh Howgego what it’s like to do fundamental research for the government
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Review
Lab coats in Hollywood: science, scientists and cinema
Paul Wolstenholme-Hogg reviews this text on the science within film making
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News
Speakers for schools
Robert Peston, business editor for BBC News, has launched a service to provide free, inspiring talks for students
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Maths
Precedence
Paul Yates overcomes some common misconceptions and misunderstandings encountered when dealing with fractions
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News
Recommendations on school science practicals
The Commons Science and Technology Select Committee has published its final report on practical experiments and science field trips
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Feature
Research at ISIS
ISIS acts as a super-sensitive microscope. Researchers working at the cutting edge of science use neutrons to find out where atoms are inside materials and what they are doing
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News
Do you know an inspiring teacher?
Each year the RSC honours teachers who have made a significant, high quality contribution to the teaching
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News
New hazard labels and legislation
New pictograms, signal words, hazard and precautionary statements are in use
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News
Not quite crystalline crystals win Nobel prize
The 2011 Nobel prize for chemistry has gone to Dan Shechtman
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Feature
Drug Discovery: metformin and the control of diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a serious disease, and it's on the increase. The search for a treatment is a story that traverses the world and touches on the treatment of other diseases
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News
Improving science in colleges
Ofsted has published a report which identifies the ways in which successful colleges have improved the quality of their science teaching
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News
Chemistry connections - chemistry genealogy
Mapping student-supervisor relationships throughout history to create a timeline of academic heritage