All articles by Philip Ball – Page 17
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Complexity crystallised
Protein x-ray crystallography has come a long way from a 12 year search for the structure of a single protein. Philip Ball reports
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OpinionArtfully communicating science
Art inspired by science should be more than just a pretty picture, says Philip Ball
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Opinion
The confines of chemical space
Philip Ball wonders whether chemical space limits chemists' creativity
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The obfuscated origins of life on Earth
It is inevitable that the origins of life on Earth will be forever shrouded in mystery, says Philip Ball
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Opinion
Better isn't everything
Feel free to make photovoltaics better, says Philip Ball. But don't forget they have to be cheaper, too
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Opinion
Talking nanotechnology with the public
Philip Ball discusses Europe's efforts to communicate innovations in nanotechnology to a wide audience
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News
Photosynthesis works by 'quantum computing'
The energy cascade within green sulfur bacteria reveals a quantum surprise
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Opinion
Controversial colloid chemistry
Philip Ball reflects on the long-running debate about how colloids stick together
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Water's surface is acidic
Although neutral in the middle, pure water's outer skin is as acidic as beer
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FeatureThe click concept
To some, 'click chemistry' is simply a relabelling of standard organic chemistry practices. Others follow its principles almost religiously
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Opinion
Battling bacteria with copper
Copper doorknobs could be the latest - and oldest - way to beat the bugs
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Opinion
The beauty of biomimicry
Understanding why nature's materials are so smart could be the first step to educating our own dumb polymers, argues Philip Ball
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Life's proton shepherds
Philip Ball uncovers how life shepherds protons around the cell with breathtaking ingenuity