All Explainer articles – Page 4
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NewsWhat’s happening at the Arkema chemical plant
Why chemicals at the plant devastated by hurricane Harvey have ignited
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NewsWhat's going on in your ice cream
All right, stop, collaborate and listen: ice cream’s back with a new explanation
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NewsWhat can we learn from asteroids?
Flying space rocks could hold the answer to the origins of life
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NewsWhy asbestos is still used around the world
Unpicking the politics of a potentially deadly material
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NewsWhat you need to know about the UK higher education shake-up
How will students, academics and universities be affected?
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NewsHow the British Library preserves ancient manuscripts
Acidity will destroy paper without conservation and careful handling
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NewsThe legacy of the Hindenburg disaster
Eighty years on, the airship fire still leaves its mark on the hydrogen industry
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NewsWill machine learning allow robots to take over?
How machines are adapting to solve chemical problems
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NewsHow we are fighting tropical diseases
Repellents and vaccines are useful but still need further improvement
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NewsExplainer: The chemistry of farts
We usually see flatulence as funny or embarrassing – but its chemistry is intimately entwined with our health
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NewsExplainer: How a new element gets its name
Now that the names of the last four elements of the seventh row of the periodic table have been confirmed, we look at the how they got them
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NewsExplainer: The chemistry of autumn
Pigments, hormones and enzymes – find out the secret chemistry behind the wonders of autumn
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NewsExplainer: Are ‘flushable’ wet wipes really flushable?
Water companies are calling for all wipes to be classified as unflushable until an international standard is agreed
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NewsExplainer: what's all the fuss about polymer banknotes?
As the UK rolls out a new £5 note we ask what are the advantages of ditching the old paper fiver?
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NewsExplainer: why are chemical dispersants used in oil spills?
When and how the latest generation of dispersants are used in marine disasters