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Treasures From The Deep

23 Apr 2012

As the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic passes and the new museum for the Mary Rose prepares to open in Portsmouth shipwrecks are once again in the limelight, but have you ever wondered how the treasures from sunken ships are preserved?

Find out what happens behind the scenes to preserve our histories in Conservation Science: Heritage Materials edited by Eric May, University of Portsmouth and Mark Jones, The Mary Rose Trust. Discover how it’s possible for the timber of a 500 year old ship like the Mary Rose and its cast bronze guns have survived.

Discover the treasures now!

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RSC US University Roadshow Starts Today!

16 Apr 2012

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

The RSC US University Roadshow kicks off today at the University of California – Irvine. Over the week, we will be visiting four universities in California:

April 16th – University of California Irvine
April 17th – University of California Los Angeles
April 18th – University of California Santa Barbara
April 20th – University of California Berkeley

At each University, Books Commissioning Editors, Janet Freshwater and Merlin Fox will be on hand to show you RSC’s apps on mobile devices and talk about our newest books. Join them for lunch and debate the reading habits in the 21st Century. And find out more from Managing Editor Sarah Ruthven about the world of scholarly publishing, with tips on how to get published in high impact journals.

Read more about our US Roadshows 2012.

You can also follow the RSC Roadshows on Twitter – just look for #RSC2012.

After California the tour will continue onto Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New York – find out more about where we’ll be.

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Food hydrocolloids comes of age

10 Apr 2012

By Janet Freshwater.

This book derives from a series of Conferences established over twenty five years ago to provide closer interaction between academic and industrial scientists in the field of Food Hydrocolloids. Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 16 captures the latest research findings of leading scientists in their respective fields describing the new advances in the science and technology of hydrocolloids which are used in food and related systems. Some of the topics covered in the book include new hydrocolloid technologies, hydrocolloids in focus, new hydrocolloid design and hydrocolloids for health and wellbeing. This book will be a useful reference for researchers and other professionals in industry and academia, particularly those involved directly with food science. For more details see http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/2012/9781849733588.asp.

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What makes a rose smell sweet? Why are pine cones sticky?

10 Apr 2012

By Janet Freshwater.

Everyday observations of the natural world may leave you asking questions like these and many more. The Chemistry of Plants: Perfumes, Pigments and Poisons, written by an organic chemist, educator and plant enthusiast, provides a basis for a better understanding of chemistry and its connections to the world of plants, the natural world in general, and to daily life. It addresses an audience with little previous chemistry knowledge, yet, leads the serious reader to an understanding of sometimes complex plant compounds, by providing an introduction to chemistry basics, combining the chemistry with pictures and stories, and using simple, clear language.

Further details of this book can be found at http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/2012/9781849733342.asp. Let us help you find the answers!

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Finding differentiation difficult? Integration impossible? Help is on its way…

10 Apr 2012

By Janet Freshwater.

The new edition of Maths for Chemists, combines Volumes I and II of the hugely successful Tutorial Chemistry Texts, to provide an excellent resource for all undergraduate chemistry students particularly focussing on the needs of students who may not have studied mathematics beyond GCSE level (or equivalent). The text is introductory in nature and adopts a sympathetic approach for students who need support and understanding in working with the diverse mathematical tools required in a typical chemistry degree course. It provides a concise account of the basic principles underlying a given subject, embodying an independent-learning philosophy and including worked examples.

The topics covered include: power series, which are used to formulate alternative representations of functions and are important in model building in chemistry; complex numbers and complex functions, which appear in quantum chemistry, spectroscopy and crystallography; matrices and determinants used in the solution of sets of simultaneous linear equations and in the representation of geometrical transformations used to describe molecular symmetry characteristics; and vectors which allow the description of directional properties of molecules. New material includes a new chapter on Statistics and Error Analysis.

Let us help you succeed. See http://www.rsc.org/Shop/books/2012/9781849733595.asp for more details.

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Get a Better Picture of Biomedical Imaging

03 Apr 2012

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

Being able to see inside the human body has transformed modern medicine. With many researchers seeking new biomedical imaging applications for patient screening, diagnosis and monitoring, clinical research and in the development of new therapeutic drugs, it’s hard to get a view of the field as a whole.

For April’s Book of the Month we’ve selected Biomedical Imaging: The Chemistry of Labels, Probes and Contrast Agents edited by Martin Braddock, AstraZeneca, to help those of you already working in or new to the field to find out more about developments in medical imaging. Let the experts from industry and academia show you the recent advances in biomedical imaging including the design and synthesis of contrast agents, optical imaging techniques and physical techniques.

Take a closer look at biomedical imaging – access the content now.

Want to know more about current research in Drug Discovery? See the RSC Drug Discovery Series for more titles.

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Don’t miss out on our colourful books this spring

06 Mar 2012

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

We’re publishing so much great content – it’s easy to miss out on titles! To help you each month we will highlight one of our specially chosen books in the new “RSC Book of the Month”.

To kick start the new RSC Book of the Month we have selected a truly colourful book, Chromic Phenomena: Technological Applications of Colour Chemistry by Peter Bamfield and Michael G Hutchings.

Without most of us realising it, chromic phenomena plays an important role in many applications, from the well known things like paint and textile colouring but also for optical data storage, photomedicine, solar energy, thermal printing and smart windows.

Chemistry can be colourful – let us show you how.

For a complete overview of the exciting applications of colour chemistry access the content now.

Interested in similar books? See our new Series RSC Smart Materials

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Protein Phosphorylation Analysis by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

28 Feb 2012

By Merlin Fox.

The analysis of protein phosphorylation using mass spectrometry has lead to impressive progress in the field. Almost any concept of analytical proteomics by mass spectrometry can be exampled by protein phosphorylation analysis.

Protein Phosphorylation by Mass Spectrometry guides the reader through this prolific field by presenting a collection of personal views and selected examples which cover all the important principles with a focus on electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. It covers: phosphorylation analysis at the peptide, protein and proteome level; manual and automated data evaluation; phosphopeptide enrichment; quantitative aspects; element mass spectrometry; individual analytical strategies, and hints to useful internet resources.

Gathering together all the key information, Wolf Lehman (German Cancer Research Center) presents a powerful guide to understanding the analytical concepts of mass spectrometry and its use in protein analysis. Lehman has been working in this area for many years and has contributed greatly to the development of mass spectrometry as a tool in the qualitative and quantitative analysis of proteins in a discrete, dedicated, and systematic manner.

Students and experienced researchers alike will benefit from the knowledge and method presented in this book.

Keen to learn more? Why not read the preface?

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Pancakes – the ultimate example of reducing food wastage

20 Feb 2012

By Leanne Marle, Commissioning Editor.

Here in the UK it’s traditional to make pancakes on Shrove Tuesday to use up any eggs, milk, and sugar to stop them from being wasted during lent.

Today food wastage is a major concern as an estimated 50% of the food produced globally is wasted. Each year in the UK alone, 18 million tonnes (£14 billion worth) of edible household food is thrown out. In this new book, Transforming Food Waste into a Resource , Andrea Segre and Silvia Gaiani present various practical and efficient solutions for the food wastage problem from different ventures around the world.

Be part of the solution – find out more by getting your copy today.

Looking for something to go with your pancake?

Pre-order your copy of the new edition of the Science of Ice Cream!

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Advanced Renewable Energy Sources

16 Feb 2012

By Fiona McKenzie, Executive Editor.

Now Published!

Advanced Renewable Energy Sources

Written by G.N. Tiwari and R.K. Mishra

An adequate and secure supply of energy is essential in almost every aspect of our daily lives, but this needs to be achieved with minimum adverse environmental impact.

Advanced Renewable Energy Sources is an up-to-date and authoritative textbook on new technological and scientific developments in renewable energy sources. The book will be essential reading for senior undergraduates and/or postgraduates on elective energy courses in engineering, chemistry, physics and materials science.

Topics covered include a general introduction to advanced renewable energy sources, solar energy, photovoltaic and photovoltaic thermal systems, biofuels, biopower, hydropower, wind energy, geothermal, ocean thermal, tidal, wave and animal energy, the sustainable environment, energy and exergy analysis and the economics of renewable energy.

http://www.rsc.org/shop/books/2011/9781849733809.asp

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Treasures From The Deep

RSC US University Roadshow Starts Today!

Food hydrocolloids comes of age

What makes a rose smell sweet? Why are pine cones sticky?

Finding differentiation difficult? Integration impossible? Help is on its way…

Get a Better Picture of Biomedical Imaging

Don’t miss out on our colourful books this spring

Protein Phosphorylation Analysis by Electrospray Mass Spectrometry

Pancakes – the ultimate example of reducing food wastage

Advanced Renewable Energy Sources

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