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Royal Society of Chemistry solar panels show commitment to a sustainable energy future
The Royal Society of Chemistry has become the first organisation on Cambridge Science Park to install solar panels and yesterday saw the official unve
14 October 2013
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for computer modelling of complex chemical systems
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel "for the development of multiscale models for c
09 October 2013
Royal Society of Chemistry announces a new repository for the chemical sciences
The Royal Society of Chemistry today announces a new subject-based repository that will make it easier for researchers to find and share relevant jour
07 October 2013
'Terminator' polymer that regenerates itself
Scientists in Spain have reported the first self-healing polymer that spontaneously and independently repairs itself without any intervention.
19 September 2013
Chemists take a look behind Dali paintings
A collaboration of scientists, conservators and curators has developed a technique for assessing the condition of works of art without the need to rem
12 September 2013
Royal Society of Chemistry integrates new online metrics monitoring into its scientific journals
The Royal Society of Chemistry has integrated a new system for monitoring article-level metrics into a selection of its scientific journals.
11 September 2013
Cheaper Chinese solar panels are not due to low-cost labour
A study of the photovoltaic industries in the US and China shows that China's dominance in solar panel manufacturing is not driven solely by cheaper l
05 September 2013
Formula for the perfect cheese on toast revealed
The Royal Society of Chemistry, together with the British Cheese Board, has today announced the formula for making the perfect slice of cheese on toas
16 August 2013
Beer drinkers: now we know what the peanuts are for
Different foods can have a significant effect on how beer tastes - and beer is ideal for enhancing the eating experience, a scientist will tell a Lond
01 August 2013
RSC landmark for ground-breaking discovery that continues to change the world of science
The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded a National Chemical Landmark blue plaque to the University of Southampton's Chemistry department, celebrati
24 July 2013
Ash to ashes (what's in the little urn?!)
This summer England and Australia's test cricket teams will play each other five times, over five days. It's long been one of the fiercest rivalries i
09 July 2013
The Royal Society of Chemistry guide to the history of the Ashes
In the summer of 1882 England suffered their first home series loss to their antipodean colonial subjects. The shock defeat resulted in the Sporting T
09 July 2013