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How everyday chemistry creates extraordinary innovation
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Behind the revolution: mass spectrometry
Technological advances in mass spectrometry (MS) during the past century empower scientists to perform research applications in the life, chemical and material sciences
Metathesis enables everyday innovation
For process chemists, simple solutions to complex problems are crucial. Metathesis is a cost-effective, reliable and scalable tool that enables innovation
Bitrex turns bitterness into better chemistry
Children’s curious nature makes keeping them safe an onerous task, but intuitive chemical solutions can help to avoid accidental poisoning
Marrying personalised medicine with the mainstream
By eliminating waste and confronting supply chain issues, the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre is bringing personalised medicine to healthcare
Navigating everyday challenges with magnetism
From breaking down microplastics to rapid diagnosis of debilitating diseases, magnetism is finding new applications in everyday life
Hobby chemists fall foul of YouTube's content purge
Platform’s removal of home experiments and synthesis tutorial videos worries hobby chemists
Why are there no chemistry sets for adults?
Why are there no chemistry sets for adults?
The fascinating in the familiar
A simple droplet shows that there are still plenty of puzzles to ponder in everyday observations, says Philip Ball
Household chemicals contribute as much as vehicles to urban emissions
Air pollution study finds VOC emissions from everyday products have been hugely underestimated
Hobby chemists
Is doing chemistry at home possible today? Sarah Houlton finds out
Everyday kitchen chemicals used to grow carbon nanotubes
Nanotubes can be synthesised at relatively low temperatures using sodium compounds
'Chemisphere' maps reveal everyday molecules we leave behind
Mass spec analysis of frequently touched surfaces and objects could one day tell forensic scientists who was in a room
Sandpaper electrode harvests electricity from friction
Nanogenerator made from everyday material could rub out recharge issues
