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Lifetime achievement award
Dr Bimal Krishna Banik CChem FRSC, Vice President of Research and Education Development of Community Health System of South Texas, has been chosen for
17 January 2019
Journey of discovery
Dmitri Mendeleev is known as the father of the periodic table, but his interests were wide-ranging and sometimes eccentric. We take a look at his vari
11 January 2019
A video for every element
Sir Martyn Poliakoff is an iconic figure in the world of chemistry – perhaps most recognisable from his role in the YouTube phenomenon The Periodic Ta
10 January 2019
Elements in danger
David Cole-Hamilton – previously president of EuChemS – explains why we need to be mindful of many of the elements as a limited resource.
08 January 2019
Finding the periodic table
Royal Society of Chemistry librarian David Allen takes us on a journey through the history of the periodic table, which began long before Mendeleev pu
07 January 2019
Molecular submarines
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Scientists at Cambridge University have designed a method for synthesising water soluble and waterproof metal-organic conta
04 January 2019
Victorian Christmas chemistry
A Christmas special blog from Dr Rupert Cole, associate curator of chemistry at the Science Museum in London, which looks at the Christmas chemistry o
21 December 2018
Solving grand challenges
The University of Melbourne has won a Grand Challenges Explorations grant – an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – for groundbr
18 December 2018
Congratulations to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers
A total of 66 Royal Society of Chemistry journal board members have featured on the 2018 Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate.
18 December 2018
Tuneable fluorescent MOF gels
ChemSci Pick of the Week – Fluorescent gels made from metal organic frameworks can be tuned to emit almost any colour of light, by carefully selecting
12 December 2018
"Not 'just' a technician"
Our first event to celebrate and champion technicians in education highlights how we can better support the unsung heroes of scientific research.
06 December 2018
Chemistry for kids at 'Imagine That'
Chemistry Week 2018 – Liverpool Local Section celebrated the end of Chemistry Week in collaboration with the city’s ‘Imagine That’ children's play cen
04 December 2018