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"Italian Job" cliff-hanger solution sought
The ·¬ºÅ¿âapp is inviting the public to devise a successful ending to the greatest-ever cinema cliff-hanger to mark the 40th birthday
20 October 2008
British guiltiest in survey of Western European shower habits
Water-wasting and uncaring about gels, shampoos and soap going down the plughole: that's how the British emerge from a survey on showering habits of w
14 July 2008
Powder power - a simple, efficient route to hydrogen fuel
Chemists in the US have developed a simple reaction to make ammonia borane - a powder more hydrogen-dense than even liquid hydrogen. Their one-pot syn
23 June 2008
Gas mask inventor Harrison honoured in death by Churchill
The ·¬ºÅ¿âapp has discovered a handwritten letter by Winston Churchill, sent to the widow of Edward Harrison, a chemist who invented the gas mask during the
10 June 2008
In memory of Joe Spencer
It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Dr Jonathan (Joe) Spencer, age 47. He was killed in a car accident near Cambridge on 6 April.
09 April 2008
Cleaning up after nerve agents
A new decontamination agent devised by US chemists can deactivate toxic chemicals such as nerve agents and pesticides - leaving only non-toxic, easily
31 March 2008
Ionic liquid thermometers are better, quicker and safer
Poisonous mercury in thermometers has been replaced by harmless and better performing ionic liquids in research by scientists from Europe and the US,
26 March 2008
New Light Shed on French Wartime Honour for British Chemist
For two centuries, mystery has surrounded pioneering British scientist Humphry Davy's perilous wartime journey to France to collect a medal awarded by
14 March 2008