Chem@Cam
As Science Writer in Residence in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, I am the editor of Chem@Cam, the departmental magazine that is published three times a year.

Issue 27: Autumn 2006
The curious world of cluster chemistry
The hole story
Biosynthesis models
As I see it: Steve Elliott

Issue 26: Summer 2006
Molecular interactions
A flash of inspiration
Achieving the impossible
Forgotten, but not gone
As I see it: Philip Brown

Issue 25: Spring 2006
Catching up with evolution
Radical thoughts
Studying surfaces
Creating a low carbon economy
As I see it: Peter Spitz

Issue 24: Autumn 2005
Polymer confinement: a tight squeeze
Catalysis without metals
Forty years of crystal structures
Going to the dogs with chemistry
As I see it: Andy Hamilton

Issue 23: Summer 2005
A passion for synthesising complex natural products
Novel metal catalysts for industrial polymerisation
Calculations, experiments, or both?
Book review: The elements of murder
As I see it: Philip Wright

Issue 22: Spring 2005
Energy landscapes: unravelling the secrets of nature's complex structures
Reprogramming bugs to make drugs
The chemistry of bones
Chemistry closures: a threat to future science research
From the chemistry lab to the church
As I see it: Dave King

Issue 21: Autumn 2004
High in the sky: exploring the chemistry of the atmosphere
The electric potential of porphyrins
Chemistry, colloids and interfaces
Catalysts for sustainable processes
Life on the ocean waves
As I see it: Peter Machin

Issue 20: Summer 2004
Enzymes, genes and immortality
Metal clusters for faster catalysts
Chemistry, crystals and mathematics
As I see it: Alison Richard

Issue 19: Spring 2004
Bridging the gap between protein chemistry and organic synthesis
What's going on in bond formation?
Googling for chemistry
CDT: a glowing success
Book review: Atkins' Molecules
As I see it: Francis Cuss

Issue 18: Autumn 2003
Working at the interface between chemistry and materials science
Hunting for new selective catalysts
X-ray diffraction round the clock
From chemistry to worms: an interview with John Sulston
The fragment approach to discovering drugs
As I see it: Tony Bastock

Issue 17: Summer 2003
Investigating the microscopic wonders of the living world
Targeting drugs with reversible chemistry
Protein modelling and biological complexity
A life of collaboration: an interview with Alan MacDiarmid
UK chemistry: scholarship or innovation?
Three dimensions: the future of data storage?
As I see it: Judith Hackitt

Issue 16: Spring 2003
Exploring the beauty of protein structures
Creating inorganic macrocycles
Antibiotic resistance and the hunt for new drugs
Innovation: the lifeblood of the chemical industry
Exploiting biosynthesis
As I see it: Tim Mead

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