Interviews about Chemistry

What makes this microscopic animals biologically bomb-proof?

Adrian asks: why would a used battery bounce on its end more than a full one? Phil Sansom explains...

Scientists have tested all sorts of food in the lab to see which breaks down booze the best...

Are we really on the road towards a carbon-neutral future, and what’s it going to take to get there?

A cardiologist, physicist, immunologist and wine expert, and geneticist and dietitian take on your questions.

Scientists have come up with a water-saving coating for your toilet...

Scientists have announced they can make ethylene from carbon dioxide...

Meet the material that turns into a solid when pushed...

What’s happening at the molecular level when custard gets cooked?

How do you cook custard properly?

And why, apart from being super-strong, bamboo also have some interesting thermal properties...

Custard powder is very flammable, and we prove it...

As good as silicon, but a fraction of the weight and price...

Why is a case of French red heading to the ISS?

The salty, warm, alkaline conditions were perfect for membrane molecules to assemble...

How do UK universities treat their early-career group leaders?

Until recently, plastic aluminium laminates couldn't be recycled. But a new technology has changed that...

It converts carbon dioxide into syngas, and could help with climate change...

What was the 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry all about?

What was the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine all about?

How do you photograph a molecule of DNA?

Archaeologists have detected milk in bottles from thousands of years ago...

A visit to a world leader in genome sequencing...

A new way to meet the challenge of burgeoning data storage demands...