| PUBLICATIONS: GENERAL |
| |
| "When size does matter", Nature 349, 101 (1991). |
| "A vanishing interface", Nature 353, 213 (1991). |
| "Science at an atomic scale" [with Laura Garwin], Nature 355, 761 (1992). |
| "New horizons in inner space", Nature 361, 297 (1993). |
| "Polymers made to measure", Nature 367, 323 (1994). |
| "The shapes of things to come", Nature 371, 202 (1994). |
| "Towards the synthetic dragonfly", Nature 375, 101 (1995). |
| "Gourmet macromolecules", Nature 377, 101 (1995). |
| "Getting oneself together", Nature 379, 25 (1996). |
| "Diamond films put on display", Nature 381, 116 (1996). |
| "Crystals by design", Nature 381, 648-649 (1996). |
| "The perfect nanotube", Nature 382, 207-208 (1996). |
| "Off and on reflection", Nature 391, 232-233 (1998). |
| "Limits to growth", Nature 395, 745-748 (1998). |
| "Shark skin and other solutions", Nature 400, 507-509 (1999). |
| "Transitions still to be made", Nature millennium supplement, November 1999. |
| "Popularizing materials", Journal of Materials Education 20, Vol. 20 (1998). |
| "Natural designs for the molecular engineer", Proceedings of the Workshop on Bionics and Biomimetics, Berlin 1999 (in press). |
| "Meet the spin doctors", Nature, 404, 918 (2000). |
| "Chemistry meets computing", Nature, 406, 118 (2000). |
| "Science in motion", Nature, 406, 244 (2000). |
| "The material world", Chemistry in Britain Millenium Supplement, January 2000, p.2. |
| "Science in culture: Mannerists' monsters", Nature 407, 20 (2000). |
| "Science in culture: Nature's microscopic art forms", Nature 407, 676 (2000). |
| "Science in culture: Colouring it true", Nature 407, 946 (2000). |
| "A leap of faith", Nature 407, 949 (2000). |
| "Science in the galleries", V&A Conservation Journal 36, 7 (2000). |
| "Molecular movers and shakers", Nature 408, 904 (2000). |
| "When priorities collide", Nature 408, 903 (2000). |
| "LifeÕs lessons in design", Nature 409, 413 (2001). |
| "Let there be light", Nature 409, 974 (2001). |
| "Science in culture: Dramatizing science", Nature 411, 24 (2001). |
| "Tabletop astrophysics", Nature 411, 628 (2001). |
| "The positron probe", Nature 412, 764 (2001). |
| "A dose of Paracelsus", Chemistry in Britain, May 2001, p.40. |
| "What a tonic", Chemistry in Britain, October 2001, p.26. |
| "Self-assembly", Technology Review November 2001. |
| "It all falls into place", Nature 413, 667 (2001). |
| "Roll up for the revolution", Nature 414, 142 (2001). |
| "The physics of society", Nature 415, 371 (2002). |
| "Picture this", Nature 417, 11 (2002). |
| "Chemistry in soft focus", Chemistry in Britain September 2002, p.32. |
| "Beyond words: science and visual theatre", Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 27, 169 (2002). |
| "Let's catch some rays", Nature 419, 12 (2002). |
| "Portrait of a molecule", Nature 421, 421 (2003). |
| "To the heart of glass", Nature 421, 783 (2003). |
| "How to keep dry in water", Nature 423, 25 (2003). |
| "Water, water, everywhere?", Nature 427, 19 (2004). |
| "Back to the future", Nature 427, 482 (2004). |
| " In the know", Nature 428, 462 (2004). |
| " By chance, or by design?", Nature 431, 396 (2004). |
| " Starting from scratch", Nature 431, 624 (2004). |
| " Utopia theory", Physics World October 2003, p.29. |
| "Ball games", Chemistry in Britain August 2003, p.23. |
| "It’s a small world", Chemistry World February 2004, p.30. |
| [With David Andrews]"Light harvesting", Chemistry World March 2004, p.34. |
| "Cell navigation", Chemistry World August 2004, p.32. |
| [With Mario Ruben]"Color Theory in Science and Art: Ostwald and the Bauhaus", Angewandte Chemie International Edition43, 4842 (2004). |
| "Beam me up", Chemistry World October 2004, p.32. |
| "Dr Nanotech vs. Cancer", Technology Review February 2005. Available at http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/02/issue/feature_nano.php |
| "The great portrait mystery", Nature 433, 197 (2005). |
| "Where is there wisdom to be found in ancient materials technologies?", MRS Bulletin March 2005, p. 149. |
| The beauty of chemistry, a preview of my book Elegant Solutions, published in Chemistry World April 2005, p. 33. Available at www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2005/April/Thebeautyofchemistry.asp |
| "Claiming Einstein for chemistry" an article asking 'was Einstein a chemist?', published in Chemistry World September 2005, p. 38. Available at www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Features/2005/September/ClaimingEinsteinforchemistry.asp |
| "Lavoisier's legacy", Chemical & Engineering News 19 September 2005, p. 42. |
| "Putting the nano into nanochemistry", a 20-year review of fullerenes in Chemistry World December 2005, p. 28. Available at http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2005/December/nano.asp |
| "Does hot water freeze first?", a review of the mysterious Mpemba effect, published in Physics World April 2006, p. 19. Available at http://physicsweb.org/articles/world/19/4/4/1 |
| "Chancing upon chemical wonders" an article about serendipity in chemistry, published in Chemistry World June 2006, p. 32. Available at www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/Issues/2006/June/ChancingUponChemicalWonders.asp |
| "Alchemical culture and poetry in early modern England", Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 31 p. 77 (2006). |
| "Chemistry and power in recent American fiction" published in Hyle 12(1), 45 (2006). Available at http://www.hyle.org/journal/issues/12-1/ball.htm |
| "What chemists want to know", Nature 442, 500 (2006). |
| "A dangerous experiment", Quarter autumn 2006, p. 12. [Supplement to the September issue of Prospect. |
| "The life of water", Exhibition catalogue “Water being water” (the photography of David Goldes), Wright State Universities Art Gallery, Dayton, Ohio, 2005. Text available here. |
| "Champing at the bits", Nature 440, 398 (2006) PDF available here. |
| "Culture crash", Nature 441, 686 (2006). PDF available here. |
| "A switch in time", Nature 445, 362 (2007). PDF available here. |
| "Invisible revolution", Technology Review March/April 2007, p.56 |
| "The click concept", Chemistry World, April 2007, p.46. |
| "Collective behaviour and the physics of society", Institute for Cultural Research Monograph Series No. 52 (2007). Available via http://www.i-c-r.org.uk/ |
| "A switch in time", Nature 445, 362 (January 2007). |
| "Painting the whole picture?", Nature 445, 486 (February 2007). |
| "A jump that would prove Newton wrong", Nature 446, 357 (March 2007). |
| "Invisible Revolution", Technology Review March/April. p.56 (2007). |
| "Feel the force", Nature 447, 772 (June 2007). PDF available here. |
| "Meanings of 'life'", Nature (editorial) 447, 1031 (June 2007). |
| "Designs for life", Nature 448, 32 (July 2007). |
| "Beijing bubbles", Nature 448, 256 (July 2007). |
| "Diamonds melted inside an onion", Nature 448, 396 (July 2007). |
| "Social science goes virtual", Nature 448, 647 (August 2007). |
| "Achievement index climbs the ranks", Nature 448, 737 (August 2007). |
| "The dune chorus", Nature 449, 10 (September 2007). |
| "Bacteria may be wiring up the soil", Nature 449, 338 (September 2007). |
| "From alchemy to chemistry", Nature 449, 788 (October 2007). |
| "Botanists' blues", Nature 449, 982 (October 2007). |
| "Is technology unnatural?", Nature 450, 614 (November 2007). |
| |
