1. CHEMISTRY
In our community

2. The Chemical Universe i ? ! @ Chemistry is the study of atoms
Atoms are the building blocks of nature
How many atoms are there in a cup of tea? ? ! 15
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Chemical Science is shaping our future

3. Chemistry of Flowers Smell a Flower See a Flower Touch a Flower
The Fragrance is Chemistry
See a Flower
The Colours are Chemistry
Touch a Flower
The Structure is Chemistry

4. Chemistry in the Home i ? ! @ Everything in your home is Chemistry
Shower Gel, Wallpaper, Baked Beans…
Teflon™ was discovered by accident
Energy efficient, colour changing buildings ? ! @

5. Paints Pigment Matte Paints Non-Drip Paints Particles to add colour
Particles to add texture
Non-Drip Paints
Polymers to change consistency

6. Improved Performance i ? ! @
Our leisure time has been changed by Chemical Science
Computer parts, sports equipment
Carbon fibre is 3 times stronger than steel
Better flat screen displays i ? ! @

7. Flat Screen Displays The past The present The future Cathode ray tubes
Liquid Crystals
Plasma displays
The future
Light emitting polymers
Electronic Ink
Most people are familiar with Liquid Crystal Displays (watches, calculators, laptops etc.) and also Plasma displays (the extremely expensive flat screen TVs people envy in department stores). But other technology is being developed for flat screen technology.
New advances in LCD technology can make the screens flexible (currently they have to be sandwiched between glass) see
For more details.
Light emitting polymer technology also allows flexible displays, but unlike LCD’s does not need a separate backlight. More information on the technology at
The concept of electronic paper – displays that look and feel like a sheet of paper, with the same definition, is being developed with electronic ink technology. The advantage of this technology is that once an image is set, no more power is required. More information at:

8. Modern Masters i ? ! @ Art and the Chemical Sciences are linked
Art preservation
Chemistry is art
Sense-ational
Visual Elements
New materials for artists ? ! @

9. Photography Chemistry makes the film Chemistry develops the image
Chemistry prints the picture

10. Cooking is Chemistry i ? ! @
Chemical changes are responsible for changes in flavour and texture
Chemistry keeps food fresh
Most E-numbers are naturally occurring
Healthy Cream Cakes! i ? ! @

11. Ice Cream
Complex Structure
Ice
Fat
Air
Sugar
Stability

12. Energy is Chemistry i ? ! @ Chemistry can be used to store energy
Batteries are chemistry
The Space Shuttle’s solid rockets burn 10 tonnes of fuel per second
Cleaner sources of energy ? ! @

13. Petrol
Drilling Fluids
Refining
Fuel Additives
Catalytic Converters

14. Green Chemistry i
Chemical science that is environmentally friendly
More efficient production of the chemicals we need
53% of people recycle paper - only 23% recycle plastic
Cars powered by hydrogen ? ! @

15. Organic Farming Use of natural pesticides and fertilisers
Chemists isolate, develop and make these
Even organic pesticides are chemicals!

16. Fashion i ? ! @ Looking good is down to chemical science
2-in-1 shampoos, non-iron shirts
Toothpaste and paint have many similar ingredients
Self-cleaning clothes ? ! @

17. Synthetic Dyes
Desired Colour
Dye fastness
Novel properties

18. Healthier Lives i ? ! @ All medicines use chemical science
Clean water through chemical science
We live twice as long now as 100 years ago
Cures for Cancer, AIDS… ? ! @

19. Asthma Drugs Container Active Ingredient Spray Formation Plastic shell
Pharmaceutical
Spray Formation
Aerosol
Image courtesy of GlaxoSmithKline

20. Biochemistry Human body is made up of 100 trillion cells
Adult body is 50-65% water
Carbon is key element in the body
22 amino acid structures

21. Body chemistry
Proteins-digest foods, fight infections, build organs, move muscles
Enzymes are proteins
Blood and oxygen
DNA-genetic molecule

22. Chemical Science... i ? ! @ ... is important to us all
… is the world around us
… is always looking to the future ? !
… is more than you might have thought @