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Chemistry (2013)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2013). Chemistry. In M. Curd, & S. Psillos (Eds.), Routledge Companion to the Philosophy of Science (586-596). (2nd ed.). Routledge

TDDFT and Quantum-Classical Dynamics: A Universal Tool Describing the Dynamics of Matter (2018)
Book Chapter
Agostini, F., Curchod, B. F., Vuilleumier, R., Tavernelli, I., & Gross, E. (2018). TDDFT and Quantum-Classical Dynamics: A Universal Tool Describing the Dynamics of Matter. In W. Andreoni, & S. Yip (Eds.), Handbook of materials modeling : methods : theory and modeling (1-47). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44677-6_43

Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) is currently the most efficient approach allowing to describe electronic dynamics in complex systems, from isolated molecules to the condensed phase. TDDFT has been employed to investigate an extremely... Read More about TDDFT and Quantum-Classical Dynamics: A Universal Tool Describing the Dynamics of Matter.

Highly Siderophile Element and Os Isotope Systematics of Volcanic Rocks at Divergent and Convergent Plate Boundaries and in Intraplate Settings. (2016)
Book Chapter
Gannoun, A., Burton, K., Day, J., Harvey, J., Schiano, P., & Parkinson, I. (2016). Highly Siderophile Element and Os Isotope Systematics of Volcanic Rocks at Divergent and Convergent Plate Boundaries and in Intraplate Settings. In J. Harvey, & J. M. Day (Eds.), Highly Siderophile and Strongly Chalcophile Elements in High-Temperature Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry (651-724). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501502095-013

Physicochemical Aspects of Aqueous and Nonaqueous Approaches to the Preparation of Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Phosphate Ester Mimics (2017)
Book Chapter
Hodgson, D. R. (2017). Physicochemical Aspects of Aqueous and Nonaqueous Approaches to the Preparation of Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Phosphate Ester Mimics. In N. Williams, & I. Williams (Eds.), Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apoc.2017.09.002

Synthetic approaches towards nucleosides, nucleotides and their mimics are reviewed in the context of the underpinning physicochemical properties of these classes of molecules and how these properties impinge upon the methods and reagents used to pre... Read More about Physicochemical Aspects of Aqueous and Nonaqueous Approaches to the Preparation of Nucleosides, Nucleotides and Phosphate Ester Mimics.

Homogeneous Acid Catalysis in Nonasymmetric Synthesis (2015)
Book Chapter
Maguire, O., & O'Donoghue, A. (2015). Homogeneous Acid Catalysis in Nonasymmetric Synthesis. In M. North (Ed.), Sustainable catalysis : without metals or other endangered elements. Part 1 (38-64). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781782622093-00038

Homogeneous acid catalysis of nonasymmetric reactions continues to be an area of significant focus, and this chapter concentrates on recent relevant advances within a green chemistry context. The developments in acid catalysis are viewed through a nu... Read More about Homogeneous Acid Catalysis in Nonasymmetric Synthesis.

Chemistry (2008)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2008). Chemistry. In S. Psillos, & M. Curd (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Science. Routledge

Philosophy of Chemistry (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R., Weisberg, M., & Needham, P. (2011). Philosophy of Chemistry. In E. Zalta (Ed.), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (Winter 2011 Edition). Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University

Chemical Bond (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2011). Chemical Bond. In R. Hendry, P. Needham, & A. Woody (Eds.), Philosophy of Chemistry (Volume 6). Elsevier

Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) (2011)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2011). Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794). In R. Hendry, P. Needham, A. Woody, E. I. 9780080930763, H. I. 9780444516756, I. N. Holland, & P. D. 1. N. 2011 (Eds.), Philosophy of Chemistry (Volume 6). Elsevier

The Evolution of Immobilized Reagents and their Application in Flow Chemistry for the Synthesis of Natural Products and Pharmaceutical Compounds. (2012)
Book Chapter
Myers, R., Roper, K., Baxendale, I., & Ley, S. (2012). The Evolution of Immobilized Reagents and their Application in Flow Chemistry for the Synthesis of Natural Products and Pharmaceutical Compounds. In J. Cossy, & S. Arseniyadis (Eds.), Modern tools for the synthesis of complex bioactive molecules (359-393). John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118342886.ch11

Nanotubes (2009)
Book Chapter
Coleman, K. S. (2009). Nanotubes. In F. Berry, & E. Hope (Eds.), ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE PROGRESS OF CHEMISTRY, VOL 105, SECTION A: INORGANIC CHEMISTRY (382-396). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/b818292m

This Chapter reviews the literature reported during 2008 on nanotubes.

Models and approximations in quantum chemistry. (1998)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (1998). Models and approximations in quantum chemistry. In Idealization in contemporary physics: Poznan studies in the philosophy of the sciences and the humanities (123-142). Rodopi

A model for the effect of weaning on nitrogen isotope ratios in humans. (2000)
Book Chapter
Millard, A. (2000). A model for the effect of weaning on nitrogen isotope ratios in humans. In G. Goodfriend, M. Collins, M. Fogel, S. Macko, & J. Wehmiller (Eds.), Perspectives in Amino Acid and Protein Geochemistry (51-59). Oxford University Press

Previous attempts to evaluate age-at-weaning from nitrogen isotope data are reviewed and shown to suffer from two faults: treating the process of weaning as an event, and estimating weaning age without accounting for the influence of growth on the bo... Read More about A model for the effect of weaning on nitrogen isotope ratios in humans..

Solid Supported Reagents in Multi-Step Flow Synthesis. (2007)
Book Chapter
Baxendale, I., & Ley, S. (2007). Solid Supported Reagents in Multi-Step Flow Synthesis. In P. Seeberger, & T. Blume (Eds.), New Avenues to Efficient Chemical Synthesis: Emerging Technologies (151-185). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/2789_2007_033

The frequently overlooked benefits that considerably simplify and enrich our standard of living are most often hinged upon chemical synthesis. From the development of drugs in the ongoing fight against disease to the more aesthetic aspects of society... Read More about Solid Supported Reagents in Multi-Step Flow Synthesis..

Evolution or Revolution: The Challenge to the Modern Medicinal Chemist. (2005)
Book Chapter
Ley, S., Baxendale, I., & Myers, R. (2005). Evolution or Revolution: The Challenge to the Modern Medicinal Chemist. In The Chemical Theatre of Biological Systems. Proceedings of the International Beilstein Workshop, may 24th - 28th, 2004, Bozen, Italy (1-33). Logos-Verlag

As the global emphasis towards more eco-efficient and sustainable practices unfolds before us, so does the new remit for chemistry. We are already applying the principles of this new paradigm to environmentally cleaner and more efficient chemical pro... Read More about Evolution or Revolution: The Challenge to the Modern Medicinal Chemist..

Stereochemistry and Drug Action (2013)
Book Chapter
Anderson, R., & Todd, A. (2013). Stereochemistry and Drug Action. In J. Barber, & C. Rostron (Eds.), Pharmaceutical chemistry. Oxford University Press

Sedimentary Petrology: an Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks. (2001)
Book
Tucker, M. (2001). Sedimentary Petrology: an Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks. (3rd ed.). Wiley

The earlier editions of this book have been used by successive generations of students for more than 20 years, and it is the standard text on the subject in most British universities and many others throughout the world. The study of sediments and se... Read More about Sedimentary Petrology: an Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks..

Suzuki segregation to stacking faults in a Cu-Si alloy (2005)
Book Chapter
Mendis, B., Jones, I., & Smallman, R. (2005). Suzuki segregation to stacking faults in a Cu-Si alloy. In D. Martin, D. Muller, P. Midgley, & E. Stach (Eds.), Electron Microscopy of Molecular and Atom-Scale Mechanical Behavior, Chemistry and Structure (137-142). Materials Research Society

United Kingdom (2010)
Book Chapter
Kind, V. (2010). United Kingdom. In B. Risch (Ed.), Teaching chemistry around the world (375-390). Waxmann

Fault weakening due to CO2 degassing in the Northern Apennines: short- and long-term processes (2008)
Book Chapter
Collettini, C., Cardellini, C., Chiodini, G., De Paola, N., Holdsworth, R., & Smith, S. (2008). Fault weakening due to CO2 degassing in the Northern Apennines: short- and long-term processes. In C. Wibberley, W. Kurz, J. Imber, R. Holdsworth, & C. Collettini (Eds.), The Internal Structure of Fault Zones: Implications for Mechanical and Fluid-Flow Properties (1-20). The Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp299.10

Abstract: The influx of fluids into fault zones can trigger two main types of weakening process that operate over different timescales and facilitate fault movement and earthquake nucleation. Short- and long-term weakening mechanisms along faults req... Read More about Fault weakening due to CO2 degassing in the Northern Apennines: short- and long-term processes.

‘Is there downward causation in chemistry?’ (2006)
Book Chapter
Hendry, R. (2006). ‘Is there downward causation in chemistry?’. In D. Baird, E. Scerri, & L. McIntyre (Eds.), Philosophy of chemistry : synthesis of a new discipline (173-189). Springer Verlag

Physicalism is the thesis that everything is either physical, or depends on the physical. It is usually taken to be committed to the causal closure of physics. But if physics is causally closed, then there can be no genuine causation from the entitie... Read More about ‘Is there downward causation in chemistry?’.

Bathymetric segmentation and faulting on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 24°00'N to 24°40'N (1996)
Book Chapter
Allerton, S., Searle, R. C., & Murton, B. (1996). Bathymetric segmentation and faulting on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 24°00'N to 24°40'N. In C. MacLeod, P. Tyler, & C. Walker (Eds.), Tectonic, Magmatic, Hydrothermal and Biological Segmentation of Mid-Ocean Ridges (49-60). The Geological Society

Two segments in the MARNOK area (Mid-Atlantic Ridge North of Kane) have been investigated with an integrated program of TOBI high-resolution sidescan sonar, deep tow photoanalysis, and dredging. The petrological effect of the transform is minor compa... Read More about Bathymetric segmentation and faulting on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 24°00'N to 24°40'N.

Van der Waals molecules (2001)
Book Chapter
Hutson, J. M. (2001). Van der Waals molecules. In The Encyclopedia of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry (2157 - 2173). IOP Publishing

Deterioration of bone (2001)
Book Chapter
Millard, A. (2001). Deterioration of bone. In D. Brothwell, & M. Pollard (Eds.), Handbook of Archaeological Sciences (633-643). Wiley

Bone is popularly regarded as a dry, inanimate, uncomplicated and robust material. In fact, it is a complex biological material which can undergo a variety of pre-depositional and post-depositional processes, causing physical and chemical changes whi... Read More about Deterioration of bone.

Ridge suction drives plume-ridge interactions (2004)
Book Chapter
Niu, Y., & Hékinian, R. (2004). Ridge suction drives plume-ridge interactions. In R. Hékinian, P. Stoffers, & J. Cheminée (Eds.), Oceanic hotspots : intraplate submarine magmatism and tectonism (285-307). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18782-7_10

Deep-sourced mantle plumes, if existing, are genetically independent of plate tectonics. When the ascending plumes approach lithospheric plates, interactions between the two occur. Such interactions are most prominent near ocean ridges where the lith... Read More about Ridge suction drives plume-ridge interactions.

Evidence for activity-dependent modulation of sensory-terminal excitability in spindles by glutamate release from synaptic-like vesicles (2002)
Book Chapter
Banks, R., Bewick, G., Reid, B., & Richardson, C. (2002). Evidence for activity-dependent modulation of sensory-terminal excitability in spindles by glutamate release from synaptic-like vesicles. In S. Gandevia, U. Proske, & D. Stuart (Eds.), Sensorimotor control of movement and posture (13-18). (2002). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0713-0_2

Sensory terminals of muscle spindles and similar mechanosensory neurons contain large numbers of 50 nm, "synaptic-like" vesicles (SLVs), about whose role very little is known. Using fluorescence microscopy, immunocytochemistry and electrophysiologica... Read More about Evidence for activity-dependent modulation of sensory-terminal excitability in spindles by glutamate release from synaptic-like vesicles.

Bone in the burial environment. (1998)
Book Chapter
Millard, A. (1998). Bone in the burial environment. In M. Corfield, P. Hinton, & M. Pollard (Eds.), Preserving archaeological remains in situ. London (93-102). Museum of London Archaeological Services

The survival of bones, and the information about the past which they carry, is dependent upon the nature of the burial environment and its interaction with bones. This paper reviews our knowledge of the preservation of bone, on scales ranging from th... Read More about Bone in the burial environment..

The production and consumption of basalt artefacts in the southern Levant during the 5th-4th millennia BC: a geochemical and petrographic investigation (2001)
Conference Proceeding
Philip, G., Williams-Thorpe, O., & Millard, A. (2001). The production and consumption of basalt artefacts in the southern Levant during the 5th-4th millennia BC: a geochemical and petrographic investigation. In Archaeological Sciences ’97 ; proceedings of the conference held at the University of Durham, 2-4 September 1997 (11-30)

The University of Edinburgh natural history class lists 1782-1800 (2003)
Journal Article
Eddy, M. D. (2003). The University of Edinburgh natural history class lists 1782-1800. Archives of Natural History, 30(1), 97-117

In 1779 Revd Dr John Walker was appointed to be the University of Edinburgh’s Professor of Natural History. Because of the institutional structure of the university, he took care to keep detailed class lists from 1782 to 1800. These are extant in the... Read More about The University of Edinburgh natural history class lists 1782-1800.

Elements, principles and the narrative of affinity. Mi Gyung Kim : affinity that illusive dream : a genealogy of the chemical revolution (2004)
Journal Article
Eddy, M. D. (2004). Elements, principles and the narrative of affinity. Mi Gyung Kim : affinity that illusive dream : a genealogy of the chemical revolution. Foundations of Chemistry, 6(2), 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1023/b%3Afoch.0000035061.02831.45

In the 18th century, the concept of ‘affinity’, ‘principle’ and ‘element’ dominated chemical discourse, both inside and outside the laboratory. Although much work has been done on these terms and the methodological commitments which guided their usag... Read More about Elements, principles and the narrative of affinity. Mi Gyung Kim : affinity that illusive dream : a genealogy of the chemical revolution.

Nucleation of Laboratory Earthquakes: Quantitative Analysis and Scalings (2023)
Journal Article
Marty, S., Schubnel, A., Bhat, H. S., Aubry, J., Fukuyama, E., Latour, S., …Madariaga, R. (2023). Nucleation of Laboratory Earthquakes: Quantitative Analysis and Scalings. Journal of Geophysical Research. Solid Earth, 128(3), Article e2022JB026294. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022jb026294

In this study we use the precursory acoustic emission (AE) activity during the nucleation of stick-slip instability as a proxy to investigate foreshock occurrence prior to natural earthquakes. We report on three stick-slip experiments performed on cy... Read More about Nucleation of Laboratory Earthquakes: Quantitative Analysis and Scalings.

Blood-Based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Research to Date and Future Directions (2023)
Journal Article
Halicki, M. J., Hind, K., & Chazot, P. L. (2023). Blood-Based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Research to Date and Future Directions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(16), Article 12556. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms241612556

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease consistently associated with repetitive traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), which makes multiple professions, such as contact sports athletes and the military, especially susceptible... Read More about Blood-Based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Research to Date and Future Directions.

Melt diffusion-moderated crystal growth and its effect on euhedral crystal shapes (2023)
Journal Article
Mangler, M. F., Humphreys, M. C. S., Geifman, E., Iveson, A. A., Wadsworth, F. B., Brooker, R. A., …Hammond, K. (2023). Melt diffusion-moderated crystal growth and its effect on euhedral crystal shapes. Journal of Petrology, 64(8), https://doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egad054

Crystal growth is often described as either interface-controlled or diffusion-controlled. Here, we study crystal growth in an intermediate scenario where reaction rates at the crystal-melt interface are similar to the rates of diffusive transport of... Read More about Melt diffusion-moderated crystal growth and its effect on euhedral crystal shapes.

Synthesis of atropisomeric phosphino-triazoles and their corresponding gold(i) complexes (2023)
Journal Article
Zhao, Y., Meloni, F., Male, L., Le Duff, C. S., Brittain, W. D. G., Buckley, B. R., & Fossey, J. S. (2023). Synthesis of atropisomeric phosphino-triazoles and their corresponding gold(i) complexes. Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 10(14), 3460-3466. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3qo00322a

The synthesis of atropisomeric phoshino-triazoles is disclosed. It was found that the introduction of a phosphine functionality onto the 5-position of a 1,2,3-triazole ring could be highly restrictive towards the rotation around a triazole-aryl bond.... Read More about Synthesis of atropisomeric phosphino-triazoles and their corresponding gold(i) complexes.

A to Z of polymorphs related by proton transfer (2023)
Journal Article
Woods-Ryan, A., Doherty, C. L., & Cruz-Cabeza, A. J. (2023). A to Z of polymorphs related by proton transfer. CrystEngComm, 25(19), 2845-2858. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ce00216k

The occurrence of tautomeric polymorphism in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) was established to be very rare in a previous study by A. J. Cruz-Cabeza and C. R. Groom (CrystEngComm, 2011, 13, 93). A decade has now elapsed and the CSD has seen... Read More about A to Z of polymorphs related by proton transfer.

Interspecific behavioural interference and range dynamics: current insights and future directions (2023)
Journal Article
Patterson, C. W., & Drury, J. P. (2023). Interspecific behavioural interference and range dynamics: current insights and future directions. Biological Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12993

Novel biotic interactions in shifting communities play a key role in determining the ability of species' ranges to track suitable habitat. To date, the impact of biotic interactions on range dynamics have predominantly been studied in the context of... Read More about Interspecific behavioural interference and range dynamics: current insights and future directions.

Geopressure: an introduction to the thematic collection (2023)
Journal Article
Swarbrick, R. E. (2023). Geopressure: an introduction to the thematic collection. Petroleum Geoscience, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2023-026

This thematic collection resulted from a conference organized by Durham University and the Geological Society of London entitled ‘Geopressure 2021: Managing uncertainty in geopressure by integrating geoscience and engineering’. Originally to be held... Read More about Geopressure: an introduction to the thematic collection.

Chemical availability of fallout radionuclides in cryoconite (2023)
Journal Article
Davidson, H., Millward, G., Clason, C., Fisher, A., & Taylor, A. (2023). Chemical availability of fallout radionuclides in cryoconite. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 268-269(November), Article 107260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2023.107260

Atmospheric deposition on glaciers is a major source of legacy fallout radionuclides (FRNs) accumulating in cryoconite, a dark granular material with surface properties that efficiently bind FRN contaminants (specifically 137Cs; 210Pb; 241Am). Cryoco... Read More about Chemical availability of fallout radionuclides in cryoconite.