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What makes jelly wobble?
Have you ever wondered what makes jelly wobble? If so, a food scientist has looked into the science behind what makes one of our favourite childhood f
19 July 2006
What we didn't know
Duncan McMillan explains the results of our survey of chemistry teachers across the UK, where we asked teachers what kind of support they need the mos
09 August 2016
What's sticking on my window?
ChemSci Pick of the Week – As people spend 90% of their time indoors, explaining how gases stick and react on surfaces can help improve indoor air qua
30 January 2019
What’s new with RSC journals? Updated citation metrics, new titles and more transparent peer review
The upcoming launches of EES Solar and EES Batteries will take the total number of journals in our portfolio up to 57.
02 July 2024
Where chemistry meets maths meets art
Geoffrey Boocock spent his Time4Chem last year creatively designing arithmetical ‘magic’ squares in celebration of our 175th anniversary after attendi
10 July 2017
Where does COP26 leave us?
Our Policy Advisor for Climate Change & Sustainability, Dr John Broderick, assesses the legacy of COP26
15 November 2021
Whisky-inspired filter dram-atically improves e-waste recovery
A filtration system inspired by whisky distillation products is helping to cleanly recover precious metals from waste gadgets.
05 May 2022
Who will join Lord Vallance as RSC Honorary Fellow?
Members have just two weeks left to submit their nominations as the Royal Society of Chemistry gears up to select its Honorary Fellows for 2025.
04 September 2024
Wild Elements
Dawn Wilde from Wild Elements shares how the Outreach Fund grant they were awarded last year supported young people in gaining experience and confiden
25 November 2021
William Perkin celebrations in Greenford and Sudbury
Distinguished guests from all over the UK descended on London to honour the 150th anniversary of William Perkin's discovery of the first synthetic dye
24 October 2006
Winner of an RSC competition - write a 'missing scene' from the film Lawrence of Arabia
The winner of an RSC competition that invited people to write a 'missing scene' from the film Lawrence of Arabia, is Andrew Fawn, of London.
07 April 2013
Winners announced of Emerging Technologies Competition 2025
Four groundbreaking ideas that could transform the world around us have been named winners of the RSC Emerging Technologies Competition 2025.
03 July 2025
Winning Chemistree
A Christmas tree made of crystals of pure silver, grown from copper and silver nitrate, has won students from Gordon’s School in Woking first prize in
02 February 2018
Without team it’s just work
In the first of a new series, we hear from some of our prize and award winners about the importance of teamwork – from interdisciplinary research to i
26 June 2020
Wombat research that's not to be sniffed at
The findings – published today in our aptly named journal Soft Matter – could help develop new colon cancer diagnostics.
28 January 2021
Women in Science - a historical perspective
175 minutes for chemistry - David Neadle spent his 175 minutes for chemistry to highlight the ongoing struggle for recognition and representation face
02 June 2016
Workshops inspire students with chemistry
To celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table, not-for-profit organisation STEMworks developed a brand new workshop where students could d
01 October 2019
World energy problem: what Jazz and Symphony can offer
The World Energy Council will this week underline the reality that there is no one global solution to the issue of energy supply.
03 July 2013
World's cleverest young chemist from Manchester
A student from Manchester High School for Girls has proven herself the most outstanding young female chemist in the world at a global competition.
05 August 2010
World's first hydrogen powered racing car, sponsored by RSC
Pictured making its debut at Silverstone: the world's first hydrogen-powered racing car, sponsored by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
16 July 2007