Chemistry

Hop Leaves Discarded In Beer Brewing Could Fight Dental Diseases

Beer drinkers know that hops are what gives the drink its bitterness and aroma. Recently, scientists reported that the part of hops that isn't used for making beer contains healthful antioxidants and could be used to battle cavities and gum disease. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 3 2015 - 5:39pm

Synthetic Spider Silk Strong Enough For A Superhero

Synthetic spider silk of fantastical, superhero strength is finally speeding toward commercial reality. The material, which is five times stronger than steel, could be used in products from bulletproof vests to medical implants, according to an article in ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 6 2014 - 10:29am

Steric And Electronic: Good Vibrations For Catalyts

Vibrations in chemical bonds can be used to predict chemical reactions. That means chemists could design better catalysts to speed reactions that make medicines, industrial products and new materials. ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 13 2014 - 12:42am

BGF: BPA Alternative Made From Lignin Could Be Greener

Bisphenol A (BPA) is currently banned from baby bottles so the search is on for alternatives.  Lignin, the compound that gives wood its strength, from waste in paper manufacturing could be ready for the market within five years, according to a paper at th ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2014 - 6:00pm

Does BPA Make You Fat?

Does BPA make you fat? ...

Article - Steve Hentges - Mar 17 2014 - 9:22am

Biodiesel- Now With More Alligator

Fuel produced from various animal fats is similar to biodiesel manufactured using ethanol from corn. But if the price of animal fat rose sharply, no one would really notice, since no one really eats animal fat. And it isn't just limited to chicken, p ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 17 2014 - 10:13pm

None Of The Above: A Science Show The Whole Family Will Enjoy

If you, like me, want to enjoy some science with your kids and not feel pushy about it, National Geographic has a terrific program coming out this evening. My kids can't get enough of None Of The Above which debuts at 9 PM tonight. Host Tim Shaw gets ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 24 2014 - 12:49pm

Walking Dead Weekend Beer Science: Brains And Big Donors

The Walking Dead season finale is coming soon and nothing goes with zombie television like brains. In beer. No, really. Dock Street in Philadelphia is introducing a Walking Dead beer, called "Walker", I suppose, to avoid the inevitable lawsuit. I ...

Blog Post - Hank Campbell - Apr 3 2015 - 5:42pm

There Will Be Oil! Unless It Gets Replaced By Sugar

Some people insist that Big Oil is in control of energy because so many products, from plastic to rubber, use it. It's just the opposite, people came up with so many uses because it was there. To claim otherwise is like blaming toasters for the inven ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2014 - 9:42am

Outside Television, Here Is What Gunshot Residue Can Really Tell CSI

The popular TV series "CSI" may be fiction but real-life crime scene investigators and forensic scientists have been collecting and analyze evidence to determine what happened at crime scenes almost as long as there have been crime scenes. There ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 26 2014 - 10:05am