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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

Harvey Meyer BA BSc CChem MÅ·ÃÀAV
19 February 1927 - 2 July 2017
02 July 2017

Soap and suds in Donaghmore
Dr Dermot Hanna from our Northern Ireland Local Section presented a talk on the ‘story of soap’ to the Donaghmore Historical Society
26 June 2017

Miklos M. Breuer MSc PhD FRIC
1927 – 14 May 2017
31 May 2017

A greener approach
Shun-Jun Ji, Shun-Yi Wang and their research group at Soochow University tell us about the science behind using a peaceful aquatic scene to illustrate
15 May 2017

Recognising a great contribution from an unsung hero
Neil Barnes, from the University of Nottingham, receives our President’s Award, for "outstanding contributions to the dissemination, advancement or ap
12 May 2017

Micro machines shine a light on ecstasy
Scientists in Denmark and Spain have designed a molecular machine that can detect MDMA – the active ingredient in ecstasy – in tiny quantities and wit
11 May 2017

Remembering respected food scientist Jack Pearce
Mark Collins, secretary of our Northern Ireland local section, celebrates the life of esteemed food scientist Professor Jack Pearce, who sadly passed
02 May 2017

Dr Herbert W Douglas BSc, MSc, PhD, DSc, CC, FÅ·ÃÀAV
1921 – April 2017
30 April 2017

Russell Binions FÅ·ÃÀAV
1979 – 2017
13 April 2017

All that glitters…
Kishore Bagga, secretary of our US East Coast local section, reports on a recent meeting discussing the chemistry of forensic analysis of jewellery.
10 April 2017

Mr Ernest Kenneth Scott CChem
21 Nov 1931 – 10 Mar 2017
31 March 2017