All articles by Philip Ball – Page 18
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Opinion
Alan Turing's leopard science
How did the leopard get its spots? Recent research supports an idea first suggested by legendary code-breaker Alan Turing, says Philip Ball
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News
Ice crystals trapped inside nanotubes
Computer simulations show huge variety of molecular patterns in caged water
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Opinion
Chemistry's clandestine current
Chemistry has always been the most secretive of sciences, argues Philip Ball
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Opinion
The mysteries of misfolding
In the first of his regular columns throwing diverse aspects of science into the melting pot, Philip Ball looks at an emerging problem with proteins
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Feature
Chancing upon chemical wonders
Serendipity has played a big part in many of chemistry's major discoveries, from electrically conducting polymers to mauve dye, as Philip Ball finds out.
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News
In the blink of an eye
There is much more to tears than salty water, report UK chemists. The liquid film that moistens our eyes has a coating similar to a cell membrane.
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Review
The last of the chemical magicians
The devil's doctor: Paracelsus and the world of Renaissance magic and science
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Feature
Putting the nano into nanotechnology
The discovery of a new form of elemental carbon 20 years ago changed thinking in chemistry. Philip Ball investigates whether the buckyball has lived up to the hype and what legacy it has left
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FeatureClaiming Einstein for chemistry
Physicists the world over are celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Einstein's theory of relativity, but Philip Ball argues that Einstein was essentially a chemist
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Feature
The beauty of chemistry
Can a chemistry experiment be beautiful? Philip Ball gives his opinion and invites us to see beauty in everything
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Feature
Beam me up
It sounds fantastical, but Philip Ball explains how teleportation may one day make it out of the realms of science fiction and become a reality.
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Feature
Cell navigation
Bringing a drug to market is an expensive and drawn-out process. Systems biology promises to make it more efficient. Philip Ball examines its potential.
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Feature
Light harvesting
Scientists are taking a leaf out of Nature's book by attempting to harness enough energy from sunlight to carry out useful photochemical reactions. Philip Ball and David Andrews take up the story.
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News
Ball games
Orderly arrays of microscopic balls can make light behave in unusual - and often useful - ways, Philip Ball reports.