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RSC and ACS sign historic agreement
Today the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society signed an historic memorandum of understanding. It is a commitment to collabora
10 November 2009
Eric Forbes CChem FRSC
1922 – 15 October 2009
31 October 2009
Are spiders scared of conker chemicals?
Prompted by early autumn calls from members of the public the Royal Society of Chemistry wants to investigate if there's a chemical in fresh conkers t
05 October 2009
Search for Blue Mass medicine that made Abraham Lincoln lose his cool
To mark the 200th anniversary year of the birth of Abraham Lincoln Britain's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) wants to analyse the mercury-based medic
10 September 2009
Professor S Russell Tailby
1917 - 2009
19 July 2009
The secret fuel that made the Spitfire supreme
In the year that sees the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, a previously untold story has emerged of how, through a "miracle"
13 May 2009
RSC acquires ChemSpider
The Royal Society of Chemistry announced today that it has acquired ChemSpider, heralding a breakthrough investment for the organisation and for the C
11 May 2009
Village will commemorate the family it allowed to starve to death
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has persuaded a village to commemorate a family starved to death on its green in 1769, ending a 240-year silence.
12 March 2009
Reward offered for oldest working light bulb in a British home
A search is launched today to discover the oldest light bulb still glowing strong in a British home.
30 January 2009
Oliver Twist gruel recreated
Gruel, the meal for hard times, of which Oliver Twist famously wanted more, will be served to the public in London on Tuesday morning.
13 January 2009
Ewan Polwart
1974 – 2008
31 December 2008
Dr John Philip Day
18 May 1937 – 26 November 2009
01 December 2008