Chemistry
New Camera Sees Invisible Greenhouse Gas
Methane cannot be seen by the eye, but a new infrared image shows it pouring from smokestacks
Stories by Simon Hadlington
Chemistry
Move Over Moonshine--Here Comes Sunshine
Chemists learn to distill alcohol with light instead of heat. Light beer may have new meaning
Chemistry
Mutant Plants Mop Up Explosives
A small plant, related to mustard, soaks up TNT from soil and could clean up military firing ranges
Chemistry
Opiate-Making Yeast Could Lead to "Home-Brewed Heroin"
New strains that produce druglike compounds via simple fermentation raise worries
Chemistry
Electron Theft, Not Drug Effects, May Be How Anesthesia Knocks People Out
A controversial new theory takes on the long-standing mystery of medical anesthesia
Drug Use
Molecular Detector Could Find Meth and Other Illegal Drugs
Tests now only detect specific drugs, but this artificial molecule grabs slightly altered forms, too
