All articles by Hayley Bennett – Page 3
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CareersIn defence of art
Careers in conservation aren’t just for art historians, discovers Hayley Birch
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PodcastBuckminsterfullerene
This football-shaped carbon molecule is known for its uses as an ultra-strong building material
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Research
Lift off for nanoscale printing
New ‘lift off’ lithography technique combines high resolution and low cost
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Research
Tougher hydrogels to rival rubber
New durable gels are almost as hard to break and stretchy as rubber
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Research
Graphene reactions driven by substrate not reactant
The surface a sheet of graphene sits on determines its reactivity. US chemists have now explained why
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Research
Sensor a snug fit for glucose
On the route to cutting edge personal blood sugar monitoring devices
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Research
Ocean fertilisation shows carbon sequestration promise
Researchers create the largest artificially generated algal blooms, sending carbon into the depths of the Antarctic ocean
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Research
The why of wine-in-a-box's odd taste
Polyethylene packaging soaks up the compounds that give wine its flavour
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Research
Buckyballs grow by gobbling up carbon
A quarter of a century on, the discoverer of fullerenes throws new light on their existence
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Research
What to do with leftover prescription drugs
Study examines whether to bin, flush or return our unused medication
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Feature
Life, but not as we know it
Biology has been pretty successful at creating life, but now chemistry wants a crack at it
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Careers
Mixing business with chemistry
Hayley Birch finds out why investing in graduate development is so essential to Afton Chemical’s success
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Careers
Company Profile: Chew's life
Revolymer's expertise in polymer chemistry has brought non-stick, biodegradable chewing gum to the mass market as Hayley Birch discovers
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Feature
Silver soils
Nanosilver is filtering into the environment in ever-increasing quantities. But is it the nano or the silver component we should be worrying about, asks Hayley Birch
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Careers
Profile: The drugs detective
Rian Charles tells Hayley Birch that getting a job as a forensic scientist takes conviction
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Careers
The drugs detective
Rian Charles tells Hayley Birch that getting a job as a forensic scientist takes conviction
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News
Fake pesticides rife in Europe
The trade in illegal pesticides is widespread in Europe and growing, according to the European law enforcement agency