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19th December 2012
11 entries chosen among the 22000 - winners to be announced on 10 January
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13th December 2012
An interesting exhibition about the extraordinary history of unusual elements with objects and manuscripts of archives and artefacts from the collections of the Royal Society
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11th December 2012
They received their Nobel Prize medal and diploma from His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
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Heather Williams
10th December 2012
Let’s find out more about the founder and director of ScienceGrrl
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6th December 2012
Paolo Bellutta, one of the drivers of the Mars Rover, tells us more about the on-going mission
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Lesley Yellowlees
5th December 2012
Meet the new RSC President, the first woman in 171 years of history
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The forgotten scientist who trained T.E. Lawrence behind enemy lines
4th December 2012
50th anniversary of Lawrence of Arabia next Monday spurs call for recognition
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Audrey Cameron
3rd December 2012
First deaf chemistry PhD in Scotland, who now develops British Sign Language for science teachers
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Crystallography on BBC Radio 4
29th November 2012
Melvyn Bragg and guests discussed the history crystallography
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26th November 2012
The first of a series of features about ScienceGrrl, a network of (almost entirely) very passionate female scientists committed to passing this love on to the next generation
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23rd November 2012
The RSC is hosting a play for school students called If Chloe Can…, based on a book by Esther McVey MP
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From pure science to profit
23rd November 2012
Creativity in chemistry allows us to discover things that no one knew were there to be discovered. Scientists need to be aware of business needs but not driven by them, says John Cadogan
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Lord Porter honoured at Imperial College
21st November 2012
The RSC has awarded a National Chemical Landamark in the 10th year anniversary of the Nobel Laureate's death
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A unique perfume for a unique Queen
19th November 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry has commissioned Adamas, an exclusive fragrance to be given to Her Majesty The Queen as a Christmas gift to mark the end of her Diamond Jubilee Year
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Professor Alain Fuchs, President CNRS, visits the RSC
19th November 2012
He has discuss the "New trends in the French policy for science and technology - CNRS contribution"
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Michael Edenborough
12th November 2012
How a trained chemist moves to become an intellectual property barrister
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Insulin dose through the nose – the end of injections for diabetics?
8th November 2012
Scientists have developed a once-a-day nasal gel formulation for the delivery of insulin that could put an end to injections for Type 1 diabetes sufferers
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Non-animal test could spare 1 million mice
5th November 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry today welcomed the implementation of newly-developed non-animal methods of testing for poisons in shellfish from the seas around Britain which has led to 14,000 mice being spared testing and death in 2012
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Keep calm and do chemistry
5th November 2012
On 7th November 2012 share chemistry in real time
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Looking for a winner
31st October 2012
Have you voted for your favourite entry to the Mpemba competition?
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25th October 2012
The Royal Society of Chemistry hosted a panel discussion and debate to explore the science and ethics of synthetic biology and what it means for the UK.
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24th October 2012
Embrace the Christmas spirit and send us chemistry-inspired pictures/drawings
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Bill Bryson Prize 2012
22nd October 2012
An insight in this year edition of our Science Communication competition
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The conception of a contraceptive
15th October 2012
The first contraceptive pill was developed on this day in 1951
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012
10th October 2012
Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka were awarded by Nobel Foundation in Stockholm for their groundbreaking discoveries that reveal the inner workings of G-protein-coupled receptors
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Chemical poetry
4th October 2012
Some poetry inspired by chemistry on National Poetry Day
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Unveiling the mummy
1st October 2012
What chemistry can tell us about ancient Egyptians mummies
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The continuing creation of Physical Chemistry
28th September 2012
Peter Atkins on the story of his most famous work and the future of textbooks
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Silent Spring
28th September 2012
50 years anniversary of Rachel Carson's book that inspired the environmental movement
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24th September 2012
Dr John Clough, Syngenta, will speak at the Chemistry Centre in the Chemistry for Tomorrow's World 2012 Lecture Series
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Abiraterone - UK Discovery Excellence
17th September 2012
Professor Johann de Bono, Institute of Cancer Research, will speak at the Chemistry Centre in the Chemistry for Tomorrow's World 2012 Lecture Series
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Chemistry in the garden
13th September 2012
Find out which plants have provided inspiration for chemistry research with the Discovery Trail, the new chemistry focused audio tour at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Harboretum
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Chemistry in the garden
13th September 2012
Find out which plants have provided inspiration for chemistry research with the Discovery Trail, the new chemistry focused audio tour at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Harboretum
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Hunting the Elements
11th September 2012
Today and tomorrow on PBS America (at 7.50pm on Sky 166 Virgin Media 243) watch "Hunting The Elements", a two part program presented by David Pogue, the New York Times technology correspondent.
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Earth to Mars
7th September 2012
Watch our chat with Paolo Bellutta, one of the Mars rover's drivers
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Energised by Science
3rd September 2012
The British Science Festival 2012 takes place in Aberdeen 4-9 September
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Francis W. Aston
1st September 2012
September 1st is the anniversary of the birth the British chemist and physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1922
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London 2012 – Act II
29th August 2012
The London 2012 Paralympics promise yet more sporting excitement, and even science plays a part
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Too red to be on the loose
23rd August 2012
Some chemistry insight into the brightly colour of the scarlet ibis escaped from the Edinburgh Zoo
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Celebrating Berzelius
20th August 2012
24 new videos to celebrate the Swedish chemist who discovered silicon, cerium, selenium, and thorium
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14th August 2012
Who would not like to be able to eat chocolate and not think too much about the fat content? What if I tell you chemists are trying to make that happen?
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All the colours of... the shooting stars
10th August 2012
The chemistry behind the Perseid meteor shower
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6th August 2012
NASA Car-sized Rover Curiosity landed on Mars ready for two-year investigation
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Artificial Jellyfish
23rd July 2012
Researchers from Harvard University and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created Medusoid, a pseudo-organism made from rat heart muscle cells and silicone membrane with eight appendages.
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Freezing Hot
16th July 2012
If you take two bodies of water, identical in all parameters, except in temperature, and put them in a freezer, initially hot water will freeze faster than cold water.
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London 2012: science is ready!
18th June 2012
Some insight on the key role science will play in the approaching Olympic and Paralympics games
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Five rings to charm us all
2nd June 2012
The molecule you are looking at is called olympicene and the mere fact that you can see this image (and many more here) is newsworthy.
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2nd May 2012
To drink or not to drink, this is the question. Over the years tea and coffee have been associated with a lot of heath issues, both positively and negatively.
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From test tube to Turner
13th April 2012
The role of the chemistry in art