Chemistry

I always wondered why research findings funded by tax dollars are freely available to pharma companies to make big bucks. It is a vicious cycle. It starts from taxpayer funding research projects that culminate in publishing papers. And It ends in pharmaceu ...

Article - Raghuveer Ramacha... - Sep 28 2010 - 11:11am

Better Bricks Made Of Wool And Seaweed

Researchers have made environmentally-friendlier bricks that are also stronger than traditional ones. That is a big win for everyone. Untreated clay was one of the earliest building materials to be used by humankind. The oldest examples of this can be fo ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 5 2010 - 10:53am

Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi And Akira Suzuki Win 2010 Nobel Prize In Chemistry

Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki have won 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing new, more efficient ways of linking carbon atoms together to build the complex molecules that are improving our everyday lives- palladium-catalyzed cro ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 6 2010 - 11:42am

A Bird, A Spider And A Human Walk Into A Bar...

One of my son’s favorite before-bed books is a Bert and Ernie number called “Bert’s Hall of Great Inventions.” (http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Bert%27s_Hall_of_Great_Inventions) On each page poor Bert exalts in another human invention, only to be answered by ...

Article - Jenny Morber - Oct 29 2010 - 10:40am

Levels of Organization

[note: I struggled with what category to put this in, perhaps there should be a new one called Complexity?] One of the paradigms in complex adaptive systems thinking that has great explanatory power is the idea that there are distinct systems organized hi ...

Blog Post - Rafe Furst - Dec 10 2010 - 5:49pm

Nanoclay Strengthens Thermoplastic Starch

Because of environmental problems with huge piles of plastic garbage, biodegradable plastics are still widely studied. Personally, I thought this was a relatively easy problem to solve because of today’s advancements in chemistry and technology. ...

Blog Post - Johann Cruz - Dec 15 2010 - 9:10pm

New Year with a Bang?

Will your new year start with a BANG? Well, it might, if you bring it in with this molecule. This is trinitramide, a compound newly synthesized at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden. It has the formula N(NO 2) 3, and as such is the newest ...

Blog Post - Robert H Olley - Dec 31 2010 - 9:04am

New Frozen Smoke Aerogel Can Cover 3 Football Fields With A Single Ounce

Scientists are reporting the development of a new, ultra-light form of 'frozen smoke', the world's lightest solid material, and the new kind has amazing strength and an incredibly large surface area. The new "multiwalled carbon nanotub ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 12 2011 - 1:46pm

International Year of Chemistry 2011

2011 is Chemistry's year, sharing its limelight with another international celebration- forests. The International Year of Chemistry (popularly abbreviated as IYC 2011) is an excellent window of opportunity for chemists, chemical educators, chemical s ...

Blog Post - Payal Joshi - Feb 5 2011 - 10:43pm

We, the Chemistry Lovers

Being a follower of IYC 2011, I was completely aware of the goals and purpose of the events taking place and getting the coveted IYC tag and grants too. However, this one email made me rethink. Valentine's Day is around the corner and I was also aware ...

Blog Post - Payal Joshi - Feb 6 2011 - 10:38pm