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Issue 4
22nd
February 2010
C&I Magazine
C&I MagazineThe leading source of news and opinion in the arena of chemical technology
Cover Story
When the athletes competing at this month’s Olympic Winter Games take to the
snow and ice, scientists behind the scenes can take some of the credit for boosting
their chances of taking gold. Helen Carmichael reports from Vancouver
News
Emma Dorey,
22/02/2010
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and
AstraZeneca have announced big
job cuts and have slashed R&D.
Andrew Turley,
22/02/2010
Graphene – single atom thick sheets
of carbon – is the key to entirely
organic lighting devices that are
both cheap to make and easy to
recycle, scientists say.
Features
Michael Gross,
22/02/2010
New and improved methods of
minimally or non-invasive analysis
are revolutionising investigations
into the history of art and cultural
artefacts. Michael Gross investigates
Michael Krall,
22/02/2010
A stabilised form of ionic silver, the antimicrobial active SDC has opened up a host of
applications for this tried and tested silver technology, writes Michael Krall
Editor's Blog
Popular science
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Despite all the recent news about falling university applications from students in the UK, due, it is claimed, to the increased fee levels that are now in force, the attraction of science courses appears to be undiminished. In fact, some science subjects may be even more popular in terms of gaining a degree than recent increases in applications may have indicated.
According to figures published last week by the UK higher education admissions service (UCAS), applications from budding chemical engineers have increased by 12.4% to reach 11,890, compared with the same time in 2011. Although overall applications for physical sciences have fallen slightly by 0.6%, applications for all UK university courses have fallen by over 7%. These are the first figures to have been published since the introduction of higher tuition fees, which have risen as high as £9000/year.