Feb

25

Teaching Without a Textbook

February 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment

No Books, No Problem. ‘Thanks to a forward-thinking teacher, chemistry students quickly learn to love leaving the textbook behind.’

Feb

25

Mimicking Nature’s Chemical Strategies

February 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Chemistry Au Naturel. ‘Mimicking nature’s clean and efficient ways. Over the past 3.5 billion years, cells have evolved into superlatively sophisticated chemical factories capable of churning out thousands of the most complex and capable molecules known. Whether it’s translating DNA into proteins, responding to a viral attack, or transforming sugar into cellular fuel, many biochemical [...]

Feb

19

Water-Solid Interface

February 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment

When Water Meets a Solid Surface. ‘A new technique has produced detailed and surprising molecular images of the water-solid interface, revealing intermixed regions of ice-like and liquid-like structures.’

Feb

19

Arctic Pollution

February 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Arctic turning into chemical dump. ‘The Arctic is becoming a chemical dump, with higher concentrations of some man-made chemicals than the countries where the pollutants were made, according to a new report.’

Feb

19

Chemistry is Back!

February 19, 2005 | Leave a Comment

Chemistry is back! University’s Chemistry Expansion. ‘Newcastle University is expanding its chemistry course just months after scrapping degrees in pure physics.’

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