All The Mole articles – Page 2
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The MoleChemistry is like… dating
Tom Husband thinks about how chemical bonding might be similar to personal relationships
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The MoleHow to make light by crushing sugar
Discover how stretching, scratching or crushing some materials can produce light, and try a quick experiment to demonstrate this effect using sugar.
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The MoleAndy Brunning: Teacher and infographic designer
Paul MacLellan talks to the teacher whose chemistry posters went viral and landed him a book deal
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The MoleChemistry is like… The Simpsons
The world’s favourite animated family gives us an interesting way to view chemistry. Tom Husband explains
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The MoleHow ice crystals create optical illusions
From light pillars and sun haloes to false suns, explore the mysterious effects ice crystals can produce when they interact with light.
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The MolePolished polymers
Tom Husband explains how varnishing your nails is more like making plastic than painting
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The MoleTrade secrets... Print your world
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare gets hands-on with the 3D printing revolution
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The MoleFractional crystallisation
Explore how fractional crystallisation can be used to purify mixtures and refine substances using this simple evaporation experiment.
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The MoleNeelum Munir: Chromatography sales specialist
Hayley Simon meets a chemist who built a successful career after some early setbacks
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The MoleThe monks’ tales
Kathryn Roberts looks at how modern spectroscopy lets us discover the secrets of 1500-year-old manuscripts without leaving the library
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The MoleTrade secrets... Explosive detection
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare explores an alternative approach for detecting bombs called nuclear quadrupole resonance
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The MoleObserving chirality and the ‘handedness’ of sugar
Find out more about the molecular property of chirality and try a simple experiment using sucrose to explore ‘handedness’ of sugar yourself.
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The MoleWhen chemistry and art collide
From disappearing bottles to catalytic clothing: Josh Howgego investigates how a scientist–artist duo is starting conversations about society’s future
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The MoleModelling crystal structure using marshmallows
Explore the regular and ordered structure of crystals before modelling them yourself using marshmallows and cocktail sticks in this ‘Avogadro’s lab’ activity.
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The MoleTrade secrets... Curdling of soya milk
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare asks why soya milk tends to form hundreds of floating lumps when added to coffee
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The MoleI’m a scientist, get me out of here!
Students are the judges in this web-based competition to find the best science communicators
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The MoleTrade secrets... Neon lights, flicker bulbs and chaos
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare shines a light on randomness
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The MoleCatalytic metals and their uses
Learn about catalysts based on the transition metals and find out how they are used in catalytic converters to clean up exhaust fumes.
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The MoleTrade secrets... Polonium poisoning
Secrets of the trade: Polonium is almost impossible to obtain, so how was it used to poison a Russian spy? Jonathan Hare investigates the strange case of Alexander Litvinenko
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The MoleFrom ground to tap
Sue Thompson leads us through the journey water takes from underground to our drinking glass