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Wood Sponge Soaks Up Oil from Water

October 25, 2018

Sponges made from wood can selectively absorb oil, and then can be squeezed out and used again

Nanotechnology and the Chemistry of Color-Changing Lizards

September 14, 2018

ACS Reactions looks at the reasons why chameleons are masters of nanotechnology

Yellowstone's Steaming Acid Pools of Death

September 6, 2018

The American Chemical Society's Reactions series looks at Yellowstone National Parks famous hot springs.

Time to Purchase or Upgrade Your Water Purification System?

March 23, 2018

Essential tips to find the perfect water purification system for your lab

What Do Crime Scene Investigators Actually Do?

March 7, 2018

Television crime dramas have distorted the expectations of what goes on in forensic labs and what they are capable of

An Eco-Friendly Way to Improve Rubber

February 23, 2018

Collecting the gases produced during the composting and combining it with rubber can make optimized electronic sealants and s...

Sushi's Sublime Secrets

February 8, 2018

What creates the subtle interplay of flavors in your tuna nigiri?

Chemtrails vs. Contrails

February 7, 2018

Airplane contrails are not full of secret chemicals, they are simply what happens when jet engines burn fuel

Gallium and the History of the Periodic Table

January 31, 2018

The chemistry of gallium, the science behind the holes in the periodic table, and the history of how the elements fell into p...

The Only Video You'll Ever Need to Watch About Gluten

January 17, 2018

Is gluten good, or is it bad? This video from Reactions explains

Solvent Dry-Down for LC-MS Sample Preparation

January 9, 2018

Porvair Sciences has posted a new online video demonstrating how nitrogen blowdown evaporators offer a useful tool for removi...

Worm Species Lost 7,000 Genes After Evolving to Fertilize Itself

January 8, 2018

University of Maryland-led study finds that worms that fertilize themselves lost one-fourth of their genome, including genes ...

How to Spot Fake Metals With Acids

December 22, 2017

Watch as the American Chemical Society employs some acid know-how to sort real gold from its imposters

New Vaccine Technique Effectively Fights Breast Cancer in Mice

December 4, 2017

A new vaccine technique can fight HER2-positive breast cancer, which accounts for between 20 and 30 percent of all ...

How Hand Sanitizers Work

November 30, 2017

What's really in hand sanitizers? And is it true that they kill 99.99% of germs, as popular brands claim?

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