Chemistry
Predictions for the 2017 Chemistry Nobel Prize
Carbon nanotubes, solar cell material, and gene-editing are in crystal balls for next week's announcement
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Electronics
Self-Destructing Circuits Mimic Mission: Impossible Tape
Electronic devices that decompose on schedule will be a boon to security tech and medical implants
Chemistry
Why Did Chemicals at a Harvey-Ravaged Facility Explode?
Peroxides at a Texas plant, owned by the company Arkema, are “one small step away from ignition”
Chemistry
EPA Clears Backlog of 600 New Chemical Safety Checks
Agency devotes more resources, speeds reviews of chemicals, earning plaudits but concern that studies were not careful enough
Technology
New Nanowire Is World's Worst Electrical Conductor
But being bad is good for tiny circuits that start and stop current
Chemistry
DNA Sunscreen Gets Better, Not Weaker, Over Time
New skin protectant is a transparent film, not a lotion, but shows remarkable properties
Chemistry
Molecular Movie Reveals Inner Workings of New Solar Cells
Perovskite is a lauded new solar cell material, and high-speed images show how its atoms react to light
Chemistry
TV's Big Bang Theory Inspires Real New Chemical: BaZnGa!
Fictional physicist Sheldon Cooper’s catchphrase has been brought to life in the lab
Chemistry
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
Chemistry
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
