Chemistry

Artificial Photosynthesis Could Turn CO2 Into Renewable Energy

The appeal of artificial photosynthesis, in which the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is used to produce clean, green and sustainable fuels, is that we can turn an atmospheric byproduct into a renewable energy technology. However, finding a ca ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 25 2014 - 4:01pm

How The Atmosphere Produces Its 'Detergent'

Earth's atmosphere is a complicated dance of molecules involving the output of plants, animals and human industry in sequences of chemical reactions. Such processes help maintain the atmosphere's chemical balance; most topically during protest w ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 26 2014 - 3:00pm

Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell And William E. Moerner Receive 2014 Nobel In Chemistry

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Eric Betzig of Janelia Research Campus, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stefan W. Hell of the  Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry and William E. Moerner of ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 8 2014 - 12:07pm

Nobel Prize In Chemistry: Beating Nature’s Limits To Build Super-microscopes

Winners of the Nobel Prize in chemistry: Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner. Credit: Matt Staley, HHMI / Bernd Schuller, Max-Planck-Institut / K. Lowder By Mark Lorch, University of Hull Robert Hooke was a pioneer of microscopy, when back in the ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 8 2014 - 7:00pm

How Effective Are 'Natural' Bed Bug Pesticides?

People concerned about human-insecticide exposure have stimulated interest in alternative bed bug control materials, including oil-based pesticides and detergent insecticides. But how well do they work? Researchers from Rutgers University evaluated the ef ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 12 2014 - 10:48am

Olive, Corn, Soybean Or Sunflower Oil- The Science Answer As To What Is Best For Frying

Frying in oil is one of the world's most popular ways to prepare food — chicken and French-fried potatoes are staples but even candy bars and whole turkeys have joined the list of deep-friend goodness.  Lots of oil make health claims but there is a w ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2014 - 12:29pm

Hand Sanitizers Increase BPA Levels From Cash Register Receipts

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as water bottles, dental composites and resins used to line metal food and beverage containers.  It is also used in thermal paper cash register receipts and a new paper f ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 22 2014 - 4:51pm

4 Things Needed To Make The Perfect Cup Of Coffee

There are four factors to making the perfect cup of coffee. Credit: Andy Ciordia /Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND By Don Brushett It’s hard to get a bad coffee these days. Plenty of baristas have fine-tuned the process of making espresso, but really there are only a ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 27 2014 - 9:07am

Marangoni Effect: Why Your Future GPS Could Be Chemistry

Researchers on an international team recently showed a way to quickly and reliably find the fastest way through a city maze. But rather than using a satellite navigation system, they used chemistry. It needs a little work before UPS can use it, since the c ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2014 - 11:26am

The Organic Smog And Ozone Created By Cleaning Your House

An organic compound called limonene provides the pleasant smell of cleaning products and air fresheners but some byproducts of these sweet-smelling compounds could be adding to the air while they remove germs and odors. By cleaning your house, you could b ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2014 - 1:49pm