Creativity has been central to James Shee’s career across both art and science
The nanomaterials pioneer talks about coming from a family of immigrants, wandering as an undergraduate and finding his compass
Laying the groundwork for the study of combustion and photochemical reactions
Stephen Yao’s expertise helps the emergency services deal with chemical incidents
Meet the experts who prepare emergency responders for the worst case scenario
Celebrating the link between historic figures and the buildings they lived and worked in
Historical sign commemorates Robert Warington’s life with tribute at his home
One-time gymnast Melanie Sanford has made a name for herself in catalysis and organometallic chemistry. Rebecca Trager charts her path to success, from her mentors to her mentoring
How has chemistry changed in the last two decades?
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone
More students in the UK are studying chemistry at A-level than 20 years ago, but how does that translate to universities?
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper won this year’s Nobel prize in chemistry. Jamie Durrani investigates the origins of a biochemistry revolution
Engineering and physical sciences’ review panels in UK more likely to award white researchers
Lawsuit argues that ACS’ Scholars Program discriminates against white and Asian applicants
Lessons with philosophical significance for how we group people and objects
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
But further stipend increases are needed to fully widen access to doctoral study
Anna Demming reveals the scientist who invented the fuel that powered the first US satellite into orbit, yet died with barely a trace on record of her achievements
Abhik Ghosh tells the story of a porphyrin chemist who was a leading figure in Seattle’s gay rights movement of the 1960s
The story of the Knox family is one of education overcoming adversity, finds Kit Chapman
The nanomaterials pioneer talks about coming from a family of immigrants, wandering as an undergraduate and finding his compass
The chief technology officer of Oxeco on spinning out, supporting entrepreneurs and the difficulties of identifying a market
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
How studying chemistry helped ward off loneliness during the pandemic
A chemical by any other name would smell as sweet
Screaming fans excited about your research, the Sharpie on your lanyard for signing autographs – wouldn’t that be nice?
Tackle this cryptic chemistry crossword filled with mysterious pumps, twisted cables, and a dash of classic rumba.
Stretch your problem-solving skills with this puzzle
If you know your Bohemian Rhapsody from your Lithium, then you’re two steps closer to solving this quick chemistry crossword
Need a brain boost? Get thinking about the answers to this cryptic chemistry crossword!
Lessons with philosophical significance for how we group people and objects
Why is it so controversial to do the right thing for the environment?
The importance of the expert eye in scientific progress
A debate about metaphysics that’s crucial to how we understand the world
A new perspective on the relationship between chemistry and biology
It was crucial to the development of chemistry
Supporting a hypothesis is more difficult than it might seem
A shared reference that we risk losing in a digital age
Screaming fans excited about your research, the Sharpie on your lanyard for signing autographs – wouldn’t that be nice?
Laying the groundwork for the study of combustion and photochemical reactions
Celebrating the link between historic figures and the buildings they lived and worked in
Historical sign commemorates Robert Warington’s life with tribute at his home
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
The well-known organic chemist on growing up in a small Oklahoma town, asking demographic questions and advising a hit television series
Stephen Yao’s expertise helps the emergency services deal with chemical incidents
Cultivating your surroundings and work practices can make your own Eureka moment more likely
Rebecca Trager catches up with four chemists to see how their working lives have changed since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic
An assistant chemistry professor at a small college in New York gets her career back on track, thanks to a tenure clock extension and teaching release
Lockdown gave a young chemistry professor in China the space and time to consider the most worthwhile projects, and that has benefited his team
A computational chemist has moved from being group leader at a German research institute to an associate computational chemistry prof in the UK
Escape rooms, murder mysteries and virtual reality are being used to try to make the subject more attractive to students
She was awarded the Royal Society’s 2024 Hauksbee award in recognition of her extraordinary achievements ‘behind the scenes’
Will you share your enthusiasm for chemistry with more non-chemists?
Rebecca Trager speaks to a US team developing a sign language lexicon for chemistry concepts that combines form with meaning to make the field more accessible for everyone
Historic collection is the result of a five-year long citizen science project
‘Genie in a bottle’ demonstration failure hospitalised two, leading to a review of all experiments in the school’s chemistry shows