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The International Year of Chemistry commemorates the achievements that have made life better. Breakthroughs promise a greener and more productive future
October 10, 2011 |
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Chemists are usually asked to invent a solution, but without considering hazardous by-products. Green chemists now are doing both with success, but will it take regulations to enforce the approach broadly?
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Many of the most profound scientific questions—and some of humanity's most urgent problems—pertain to the science of atoms and molecules
Bring Science Home
A Mad Science Room activity from Crazy Aunt Lindsey
The 118 building blocks each have its own chemically idiosyncratic characteristics, along with certain commonalities. See what makes your favorite element unique on this interactive periodic table
Exposure to the chemicals in everyday objects poses a hidden health threat
Congress needs to give federal agencies greater authority to test and regulate chemicals
So-called rare earths are not rare, but with no current domestic source the essential trace elements can be harder to come by than U.S. makers of wind turbines, hybrid cars, weapon systems and other technology would prefer
The government knows just about as much as you do about what you're putting on your skin—that is to say, not much
Toxic chemicals created by human activity reach unusual concentrations in the Arctic, among other places
A screening of hundreds of metabolites in the blood plasma of people at rest and after exercise paints a newly detailed picture of changes within the body--and reinforces links with metabolic and cardiovascular diseases
The Food and Drug Administration and other federal health agencies now share a growing concern about bisphenol A--and are undertaking more research
From liquid coal to biofuels, military and commercial aviators are searching for domestically sourced, cost-effective and clean alternatives to petroleum-derived jet fuel
Ten years later, what exactly residents and rescue workers were exposed to remains at least a partial mystery
Listen to the announcement of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, to Daniel Shechtman of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. Then hear comments from the president of the American Chemical Society, Nancy Jackson, of Sandia National Laboratories
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Blum talks about her new work, The Poisoner's Handbook, a look at how easy it used to be to kill someone with poison and the researchers who made poisoning much harder to get away with. Plus, we'll test your knowledge about some recent science in the news. Web sites related to this episode include blog.deborahblum.com
What happens to nuclear reactors like those at Fukushima after they melt down or reach the end of their useful lives?
Although we are usually unaware of it, we communicate through chemical signals just as much as birds and bees do
ARPA-e funds potential breakthrough work to make energy-dense batteries that enable long distance travel
2011 is the International Year of Chemistry—a well-deserved celebration of that science's profound power
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