ChemistryJuly 14, 2017
London’s Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire: Building Material Now Leading Suspect
Tower’s “skin” was filled with flammable core though fire-retardant versions were available; many more structures at risk
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ChemistryJuly 6, 2017
Make Mouthwatering Candy Melt
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ChemistryJuly 6, 2017
Skeptics Poke Holes in Claim That Birds Mistake Plastic for Food
Idea was that birds are drawn to smell of plastic garbage, but research may have looked at the wrong birds
ChemistryJuly 6, 2017
Personalized Cancer Vaccines Vanquish Melanoma in Small Study
The therapy trains the immune system to attack tumors
Public HealthJuly 5, 2017
Crime Labs Race to ID New, Lethal Opioids
Identifying what’s on the streets may help solve cases and save lives
Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2017
Fuzzy Fibers Could Help Rockets Take the Heat
The Velcro-like threads could help tomorrow’s spacecraft engines reach Mars or beyond
ChemistryJune 30, 2017
Newly Isolated Nutmeg Compound Out-Cools Menthol
Neolignan molecule is a potent activator of cold-sensitive neuron channel
ChemistryJune 29, 2017
Synthetic “Melanin” Could Act as a Natural Sunscreen
Pigmentlike nanoparticles could protect cells from the sun’s damaging rays
ChemistryJune 28, 2017
A Cat Turned Milk into Popular Plastic
Casein, used in artistic buttons and now coffee creamer, got started when a cat got rowdy in a lab
ChemistryJune 26, 2017
The Beers and the Bees: Pollinators Provide a Different Kind of Brewer’s Yeast
A North Carolina lab taps stinging insects for an ancient microbe to use in “bumblebeer”
AutomobilesJune 26, 2017
Affordable Catalysts Give Green Vehicles a Push
Reducing the platinum in fuel-cell catalysts could help bring hydrogen-powered vehicles to the mass market
ChemistryJune 22, 2017
Create Underwater Fireworks with Chemistry
A color-bursting science project