Introduction to: The New Science of Strong Materials
Introduction to the new edition of The New Science of Strong Materials by J. E. Gordon (Princeton University Press, 2005).
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A capacity for change
Extended version, with references, of an article on supercapacitors in MRS Bulletin 37, 798 (2012).
Reviews: INVISIBLE: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen
“Ball leads us on a very fun, largely chronological journey through invisibility, beginning with myth and early magicians, ending with quantum physics, and stopping along the way at Newton, Leibniz, microscopy, photography, spiritualism, B movies, and science fiction. He is lucid and interesting on every topic he touches, from the ghost in “Hamlet” to those unseen extra dimensions posited by string theory.” Kathryn Schultz, New Yorker (here)
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Entries in 30-Second Quantum Theory
Entries in 30-Second Quantum Theory (ed. B. Clegg). Ivy Press, New York, 2014.
Nineteenth Century Colour: Chemistry and the New Rainbow
“Nineteenth Century Colour: Chemistry and the New Rainbow”, in Colour in the Making. Black Dog, 2013.
AMAZON.co.uk – Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Colour – Philip Ball
From Symbol to Substance: The Technologies of Light
“From Symbol to Substance: The Technologies of Light”, in Light Show (exhibition catalogue). Hayward Publishing, London, 2013.
Entries in 30-Second Elements
Entries in 30-Second Elements (ed. E. Scerri). Metro Books, New York, 2013.
Making Stuff: From Bacon to Bakelite
“Making Stuff: From Bacon to Bakelite”, chapter in Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society, ed. Bill Bryson (HarperPress, 2010). Amazon Bestseller (Sales Rank 56 – at time of writing)
Water in Science and Scientific Discovery
“Water in Science and Scientific Discovery”, chapter in A History of Water, Series II, Vol. 1: Ideas of Water from Antiquity to Modern Times, eds Terje Tvedt & Terje Oestigaard. I.B. Tauris, London, 2010.
Synthetic Biology (2005)
I was an author and editor of the European Commission Expert Group report on Synthetic Biology (2005), available from the EC at Office SDME 01/37, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium.