Category: 6. Chemistry

The developed SIAM method was applied successfully for estimation of (FIN) in their bulk and new tablet dosage forms. The retention times of (FIN) was 4.437 ± 0.05 min as shown in Fig. 1.

Once Petroineos’s Grangemouth refinery closes this year, the UK will have five working oil refineries, down from a peak of 18 in the 1970s. As demand for fossil-derived fuels declines, and competition from abroad intensifies, that number seems…

Deciding to work with a mentor can be one of the most impactful decisions of your career, so it’s important to consider the type of person you’d like to work with. A mentor is there to support and guide you, as well as providing…

Scientists have identified cyanocoronene for the first time in interstellar space. The molecule, composed of seven interconnected benzene rings and a cyano group was found in the cold, dark Taurus molecular cloud, a region known for its rich…

Heightened geopolitical strains are boosting demand for materials required by defence industries. Often volumes are relatively small, yet some of these niche metals are indispensable for military technologies. Escalating trade tensions,…

Cobalt is a critical component of green technologies like battery electrodes and the magnets in electric motors and wind turbines. Changes in demand relating to these technologies has exposed vulnerabilities in cobalt supplies, with prices…

A collection of scientific papers written by the codebreaker Alan Turing, including his only chemistry paper, has been sold at auction for over £465,000. The papers, which were almost shredded by their owners who were initially unaware of…

Straitened times call for difficult choices. In that context, the UK government’s proposed funding for R&D, laid out in its spending plans in mid-June, was about as good as it was going to get. Budgets will rise over the next five years,…

I love anniversaries. They can make you think of things you wouldn’t normally ponder, or prompt you to dive into stories of the past. This happened to me with benzene recently. It’s been 200 years since Michael Faraday isolated it, yet his…