Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for ‘quantum dot’ technology that gave us today’s high definition TVs: The 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio for the discovery and development of particles so tiny they were once thought too small to be possible. They are widely used in television screens, LED lights …
Do liposomes make food supplements more effective? A chemistry expert explains common myths about these products: LookerStudio/Shutterstock There has been an explosion in nutritional supplements that promise a superior product because they contain nanoparticles called liposomes. But there’s a lot of misleading information and outright myths about these being shared online, so it’s important to …
How science fiction predicted recent high-tech developments in chemistry: Chemists are often the unsung heroes of scientific breakthroughs that change our lives Matej Kastelic/Shutterstock Real-world technology is often foretold by science fiction. In 1927, characters in the film Metropolis made video calls to each other. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry hung flat-screen colour monitors on …
Nobel prize awarded for ‘click chemistry’ – an environmentally friendly method of building molecules: The 2022 Nobel prize for Chemistry has been awarded to a trio for developing click chemistry, an environmentally friendly method for rapidly joining molecules to develop cancer treatments, create materials and illuminate the workings of cells. Carolyn R. Bertozzi from Stanford …
The chemistry behind your LCD flat-screen devices: how a scientist changed the world: Andre_Popov/shutterstock In a laboratory at the University of Hull 50 years ago, a new chemical compound was created that would impact the world as much as any drug, fuel or material. The man responsible for this society-changing invention was George Gray – …
Five chemistry research projects that you can get involved in: The RiverDip experiment is one of many citizen science projects out there. Natallia Boroda/Shutterstock Sometimes the most powerful tool in research is people spending a few minutes to record their observations while going about their daily lives. An early example of this sort of “citizen …
The chemistry of Christmas baubles – and the great scientist who made them possible: Apirak Wongpunsing Were it not for Baron Justus von Liebig, Christmas might look and taste quite different. Yet despite his contribution to everything from the stock cubes used in your gravy to the mirrors in your home, it is unlikely you have …
Nobel Prize for groundbreaking way of building molecules that made chemistry greener: List (left) and MacMillan (right) are winners of the 2021 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. NobelPrize.org, CC BY-SA Benjamin List and David MacMillan, respectively from Germany and the US, will share the 10 million Swedish kronor (£870,000) Nobel prize in chemistry 2021 for their …
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Nobel Prize: two women scientists share chemistry prize for the first time for work on ‘genetic scissors’: Emmanuelle Charpentier, director at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Germany, and Jennifer Doudna, professor of biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, US, are the joint winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for …
Nobel Prize in Chemistry: how lithium ion battery inventors changed the world: This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is shared by Michael Stanley Whittingham, John Bannister Goodenough and Akira Yoshino. These three world-leading scientists deserve enormous credit for their contributions to lithium ion battery (LIB) technology. The decision to award more than one person correctly …
Food Chemistry Conferences – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-07-08 09:00:00 in United States Title: 4th Edition of International Conference on Agriculture & Food Chemistry Dates: July 08-09, 2019 Venue: Vienna, Austria Name: Jessica reeves Email: foodchemistry@bookmarkthedate.com Theme: Exploring the recent advancements & its applications in Agriculture & Food Chemistry EuroSciCon Address: Jessica …
9th Edition of International Conference on Chemistry Education and Research – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-09-16 09:00:00 in United States 9th Edition of International Conference on Chemistry Education and Research is going to be held at Brussels, Belgium on September 16-17, 2019. Chemistry Education 2019 spreads an extensive range of critically important …
South Africa in the news: Imbizo to promote green chemistry in South Africa: The National Cleaner Production Centre of South Africa (NCPC-SA) is working behind the scenes to promote and develop the concept of green chemistry, as part of a global initiative driven by the United …: “South Africa” – BingNews Busy year for exploration …
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Chemistry kits can help teachers ignite the spark of science: A teacher puts one of the c*hemRoots kits to the test. Stephen Cruickshank/University of Cape Town When it comes to physical sciences, South Africa’s pupils lag far behind their peers in other countries. The World Economic Forum ranked South Africa at 128 of 137 countries …
House of Hamill – Celtic-Inspired, Fiddle-Driven, Harmonic Stage Chemistry – featuring Brian Buchanan of Enter the Haggis and Rose Baldino of Burning Bridget Cleary – a Music interest event taking place on 2018-06-02 19:00:00 in United States Isis Music Hall welcomes House of Hamill, featuring Brian Buchanan of Enter the Haggis and Rose Baldino of …
9th Edition of International Conference on Analytical Chemistry 2018 – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-03-26 09:00:00 in United States Analytical Chemistry conferences | Analytical Chemistry 2018 | Analytical Chemistry Conference 2018 We are inviting you to attend our “9th Edition of International Conference on Analytical Chemistry 2018” which is going to be …