Chemistry

  1. Chemistry

    Sense of Wonder

    Multigenerational projects may help us visualize the big picture.

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  2. Chemistry

    Drugs on Tap

    It's finally time to investigate whether pharmaceuticals in water pose a health risk.

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  3. Chemistry

    Energy in Motion

    The molecular machines of living cells harvest energy out of randomness, and scientists are learning how to do the same with artificial molecules.

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  4. Chemistry

    Chomping on uranium

    Chemists forced the most common form of uranium into a new kind of chemical reaction, which could lead to new industrial applications and new tools to clean up the environment.

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  5. Chemistry

    Hydrogen makers

    A new bioreactor produces hydrogen hundreds of times as fast as previous prototypes.

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  6. Chemistry

    Chemistry—Weird and Otherwise

    During this—Chemistry Week—check out the “Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Chemistry.” The site’s periodic postings are offered up by Bryn Mawr College computational chemist Michelle M. Francl, who comments on events of the day—always inserting a gentle chemistry twist. She notes that her blog “began as part of an NSF grant to write […]

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  7. Chemistry

    Platinumfree fuel cell

    Cheaper than a typical hydrogen fuel cell, a new, platinumfree cell runs on a "green" liquid fuel.

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  8. Chemistry

    Nanotherapy: Gold-drug combo could target tumors

    Clusters of paclitaxel molecules attached to gold nanoparticles could deliver a safer and more effective chemotherapy punch to tumors.

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  9. Chemistry

    Kitchen Chemistry

    Play with your food. That’s encouraged at this Countertop Chemistry site. Its kitchen-based teaching projects have been compiled by the Science House, an educational outreach program of North Carolina State University. Go to: http://www.science-house.org/learn/CountertopChem/

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  10. Chemistry

    Nanoparticles multitask

    Magnetite nanoparticles have catalytic properties that may be useful in wastewater treatment and biomedical assays.

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  11. Chemistry

    Alien Pizza, Anyone?

    Although many biochemical molecules come in left-handed and right-handed versions, life on Earth uses one version exclusively, and some controversial experiments suggest this preference might not be due to chance.

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  12. Chemistry

    Soot Sense: Test tallies exposure to diesel pollution

    A chemical in urine reveals a person's exposure to diesel exhaust.

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