All The Mole articles – Page 3
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The MoleEnzymes and their role in the human body
Enzymes catalyse reactions inside the human body. Find out more about how they work and discover a quick experiment with yeast to try yourself.
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The MoleJamie Gallagher: Chemist, public engagement officer, science communicator …
… electrical engineer, salsa dancer and comedian – Jamie Gallagher meets Edwin Silvester to explain how it all fits together
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The MoleBatteries and electrochemical cells
Investigate the chemistry behind the battery in your smartphone and find out how you can build a simple electrochemical cell from everyday items in your house.
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The MoleAmy Styring: Chemist and archaeologist
Archaeology is more than just digging. Emma Stoye meets Amy Styring to excavate the facts
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The MoleTrade secrets... making it rain
Secrets of the trade: How can we control the weather so it rains where we need it to? Jonathan Hare investigates cloud seeding
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The MoleChemistry and art
As the RSC launches the Year of Chemistry and Art, Alex Kersting discovers how chemistry can reveal secrets hidden in works of art
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The MolePast secrets unearthed
Akshat Rathi finds out how chemistry plays a central role in revealing how our ancestors once lived
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The MoleTrade secrets... Helium balloons
Secrets of the trade: Where does the helium gas in a party balloon come from? Jonathan Hare finds out…
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The MoleMoving from GCSE to A-level
Stephanie Musson helps you work through the challenges of studying chemistry post-16
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The MoleMake your own spectroscope
Find out how to build your own spectroscope using an old DVD to explore colour and the splitting of light in this article from the ‘Avogadro’s lab’ series.
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The MoleNicola Dinsdale: Flying the chemical flag
Daniel Johnson finds out about the chemistry behind aerospace engineering and life as a ‘test tube pilot’
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The MoleMembranes’ twisted secret
Looking down a microscope at the nanoscale is helping us to better understand the world around us, explains Josh Howgego
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The MoleChocolate’s champion chompability
Tom Husband melts into the sumptuous chemistry of chocolate’s silky smooth texture
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The MoleA winning experience
Francesca Burgoyne takes a look at what the winners of an RSC prize have been up to on their laboratory placements
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The MoleMatt Green: Graduate chemical engineer at Atkins
Chemistry doesn’t stop until you reach the final product. Daniel Johnson talks to Matt Green about life as a chemical engineer
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The MoleTrade secrets... Piezoelectric crystals
Secrets of the trade: Gas lighters, mosquito bite relief and police sirens – Jonathan Hare explores piezo chemistry in action!
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The MoleWhat is vitamin C and how can we test for it?
Find out about vitamin C or ascorbic acid and try a short experiment to test for its presence using iodine in this article from our ‘Avogadro’s lab’ series.
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The MoleCharlotte Vincent: Technician at LGC Forensics
From hair and beauty to identifying remains from the first world war, Charlotte tells Ian Le Guillou how apprenticeships have been a great route into chemistry
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The MoleTrade secrets... How to make a printed circuit board
Secrets of the trade: Jonathan Hare explores the chemistry behind your favourite gadgets
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The MoleHigher apprenticeships
Want to earn while you learn? Higher apprenticeships could be your debt-free route to chemistry graduate status. James Mitchell Crow takes a look