All articles by Philip Ball – Page 14

  • Opinion

    Sightly scientific environments

    2011-11-28T15:10:00Z

    Philip Ball admires the artistry of contemporary science buildings and a few old masters too

  • Opinion

    Good news for graphene

    2011-10-26T15:15:00Z

    Political party conferences are not noted for taking much interest in science, says Philip Ball

  • Opinion

    Salt, science, salad and art

    2011-09-29T13:41:00Z

    Were you aware of Salt Awareness week? Me neither, admits Philip Ball

  • Review

    Chemical potential

    2011-09-15T17:49:45Z

    The chemical element: chemistry's contribution to our global future

  • Opinion

    Art in science

    2011-08-26T14:35:00Z

    In the art world, chemistry continues to be a rich stimulus to the imagination, says Philip Ball

  • Feature

    A sticky end?

    2011-07-29T09:02:38Z

    Rather than evolving to increase complexity, could protein-protein interactions be part of a self-protection strategy gone too far? Philip Ball investigates

  • Opinion

    Molecular metaphors

    2011-07-28T15:17:00Z

    Philip Ball wonders to what extent molecular structures are metaphorical

  • Opinion

    Morris's arsenic entanglement

    2011-06-30T09:50:00Z

    How principled was William Morris? Philip Ball examines the evidence

  • Opinion

    Chemical gardens

    2011-05-31T11:25:00Z

    Philip Ball considers the vegetative soul of an inorganic woodland

  • Opinion

    Science, spirituality and scepticism

    2011-04-28T09:15:00Z

    Philip Ball discusses an award presented to former Royal Society president Martin Rees for work at the interface of science and religion

  • Opinion

    Replication, in theory

    2011-03-30T08:37:00Z

    Experiments are seldom replicated by different research teams, says Philip Ball. Why is this and does it really matter?

  • Opinion

    Reducing Chemistry Conceptually

    2011-02-24T10:46:00Z

    Chemistry cannot all be reduced to physics, argues Philip Ball

  • Opinion

    Crying chemistry

    2011-01-31T09:55:00Z

    Philip Ball looks at research that is beginning to explain why we cry

  • News

    Einstein in your engine

    2011-01-12T15:30:00Z

    Researchers find that up to 85 per cent of the voltage developed by the lead-acid car battery is due to relativistic effects

  • Opinion

    Collaboration or opportunism?

    2011-01-05T09:59:00Z

    Dutch Nobel laureate Peter Debye has been branded a Nazi collaborator, but Philip Ball suggests that the historical facts permit several interpretations

  • Opinion

    Financially motivated sustainability

    2010-11-29T13:25:00Z

    Philip Ball looks at the financial motivation needed to advance sustainable technology

  • News

    Water takes forbidden form

    2010-11-16T12:45:00Z

    Water can adopt a 'forbidden' quasicrystalline state with twelve-fold symmetry, say US researchers

  • Opinion

    Untriseptium

    2010-10-28T10:14:00Z

    Would element 137 really spell the end of the periodic table? Philip Ball examines the evidence

  • Opinion

    Periodic Improvements

    2010-08-27T11:40:00Z

    There is no hidden understanding to be teased out by ‘improving' the periodic table, argues Philip Ball. But Eric Scerri begs to differ

  • Opinion

    Cadmium colourants and 'Shrekgate'

    2010-07-30T08:43:00Z

    Philip Ball looks at the chemistry behind colourful cartoon characters served up by a fast food chain