The Royal Australian Chemical Institute's magazine for and about the chemical science professions
The Royal Australian Chemical Institute's magazine for and about the chemical science professions
Six years ago, David Oldfield started taking photos of Australian native flowers in UV light, with his wife’s garden as the perfect source of specimens. Guided by websites and the results of a literature review, he produces striking images such as those featured in this issue.
Age or career stage? ‘Younger’ chemists do not easily fit a single category, but they do have something in common: a need for support.
Rarely is an element the focus of a Nobel Prize, but in 2019 the third element (lithium) took centre stage. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 was awarded for contributions to the development of the lithium-ion battery. This light and powerful rechargeable battery has revolutionised consumer electronics and laid the foundation of our wireless society.
Engaging audiences is central to careers in science and research. How to do it? Get comfortable and tell your story.
It is surprising how little students learn these days about how things actually work and how they hardly ever see the ‘guts’ of the devices they...
In the past few years, there has been an increasing interest in the production of rare earths in Australia, where the US Geological Survey...
The appearance of foam when a sparkling wine is poured into a glass is regarded as an important sensory perception feature, especially for...
In 1940 the Macmillan company published a Textbook of physical chemistry and a couple of years later a rather cryptic but decidedly unfavourable...
Chemistry teachers share a vast array of multimodal representations with their students, who must possess a degree of representational competence...
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