All articles by Mike Sutton – Page 2
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FeatureThe green molecule
From the observation that plants replenish oxygen in the air to artificial photosynthesis for making liquid fuel, Mike Sutton tells the story of the chemists fascinated by chlorophyll
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FeatureChemists at war
The first world war saw chemistry play a vital role – and in more than just poison gas. Mike Sutton looks back
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FeatureOrdering the elements
From the law of octaves to the periodic table as we know it, Mike Sutton traces how chemists put their house in order
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FeaturePaving the way to polythene
It is 50 years since Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta won the Nobel prize for their work on polymers
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FeatureAlfred Werner: the well-coordinated chemist
Alfred Werner’s careful experiments led to the discovery of what came to be known as coordination bonds. Mike Sutton looks at how he pointed the way to chemistry’s complex future
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FeatureMaking pain history
From ancient folk remedy to the wonder drug of the early industrial age and beyond. Mike Sutton traces the remarkable history of aspirin
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FeatureThe golden helix
The discovery of the importance and structure DNA was more than just Crick and Watson’s eureka moment. Mike Sutton untangles the tale of life’s molecular mysteries
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FeatureGlenn Seaborg: plutonium and beyond
Mike Sutton reports on Glenn Seaborg's adventures among the actinides
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A nutritional revolution
Mike Sutton bites into the life of Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins, the biochemist credited with discovering vitamins
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Blazing a trail
Robert Bunsen's explosive career left an indelible impact - both in advancement of knowledge and the ubiquitous gas burner. Mike Sutton follows in his footsteps
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Doubts and paradoxes
Robert Boyle's The sceptical chymist still holds lessons for the modern chemist - 350 years after its publication, as Mike Sutton discovers
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Airs and graces
Henry Cavendish was instrumental in unveiling the components of the air that we breathe. Mike Sutton looks back at his life
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FeatureDorothy Hodgkin: Cracking crystal codes
Cholesterol, penicillin, vitamin B12...? Mike Sutton completes the list and explains the connection
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Sir James Black, OM (1924-2010)
Sir James Black discovered the world's first blockbuster drug, was awarded a Nobel prize, and rewrote the rules of drug discovery
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The Perkin family legacy
Today's colour lovers, organic chemists and university students have a lot to thank the late 19th century Perkin family for, as Mike Sutton explains
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Twinkle, twinkle little star
Mike Sutton delves into the history of telescopes, spectroscopes and stellar chemistry
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Wealth from Greenland, honour from London
19th century Danish chemist Julius Thomsen dedicated his professional life to a systematic search for a unifying theory of chemical reactivity. Mike Sutton finds out more
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A clash of symbols
Two centuries ago, a Swedish chemist developed a system of symbols that formed the basis of the modern language of chemistry. Mike Sutton finds out more
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