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Better science laboratory facilities in schools should be a top priority in any new initiative to replace the recently-cancelled Building Schools for the Future programme, the RSC warns today.
Better science laboratory facilities in schools should be a top priority in any new initiative to replace the recently-cancelled Building Schools for
09 July 2010
Scientists develop peroxide sensor to combat terrorist attacks
Terrorists wanting to execute a 7/7 style attack will find it harder to carry out thanks to a new chemical detector developed by scientists.
14 June 2010
Mephedrone users at risk of impotence, says RSC Fellow
Clubbers who regularly use mephedrone are at risk of impotence, a leading scientist warned today.
01 April 2010
Practical science teaching software free to all state secondary schools
The ÂÜÀòÉç is supplying free computer memory sticks, on request, to every state secondary school in the UK on which they will find
31 March 2010
UK lab reveals shocking mercury level in Lincoln's blue pills
The RSC is the first organisation to unearth an actual sample of the notorious blue pills, believed to have goaded President Lincoln to wild rages of
22 March 2010
Mystery solved: why Guinness bubbles go down
It is a mystery that has confounded many a pub-goer. Locals testify to the fact that bubbles in their booze always go up, with one exception.
16 March 2010
Worrying levels of antimony found in popular fruit juices
A potentially lethal toxin at concentrations up to 17 times higher than found in previous studies has been detected in popular fruit juices, according
01 March 2010
£1million bounty offered for UK's first chemical-free product
The ÂÜÀòÉç (RSC) has announced a £1 million bounty to the first person who can crack the impossible: create a product that the RSC
23 February 2010
Goji berries can reduce skin cancer risk
Goji berry juice offers "significant protection" against skin cancer, according to scientists. The berry, Lycium barbarum, also known as wolfberry, h
29 January 2010
Atomic research lab at Harwell honoured by RSC
The birthplace of the British nuclear industry was awarded a Chemical Landmark Plaque by the ÂÜÀòÉç, unveiled by the chemists who
23 November 2009
RSC and ACS sign historic agreement
Today the ÂÜÀòÉç and the American Chemical Society signed an historic memorandum of understanding. It is a commitment to collabora
10 November 2009
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