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Chemistry came alive in a reimagined form at the 75th Yusuf Hamied Chemistry Camp for Visually Challenged Students, hosted at ...
In one of Stanford’s labs, a roll of Scotch tape spins under a motorized roller. To the untrained eye, it’s an ordinary strip ...
Australian scientists manage to break down 90% of styrofoam polystyrene plastics in 30 minutes using violet light, air, and ...
Photoactivated ketones show strong potential as hydrogen atom transfer photocatalysts, enabling the activation of carboxylic ...
Carboxylic acids are ubiquitous in bioactive organic molecules and readily available chemical building blocks. Carboxylic ...
A new recipe, or design guidelines, for a self-strengthening muscle-like hydrogel has been developed through strategic integration of computational, information, and experimental research. The ...
Mosquito season is here and that means the bloodthirsty pests will be on the hunt for sources of blood. Here’s how you can ...
A new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center may help explain why certain liver ...
Q: I’m having some memory problems, and my doctor said to eat more salads. What does that have to do with anything? — Pat R., ...
Q: I have been caring for my 75-year-old husband with dementia for the past four years (I am 72), and I’m at my wits’ end. Suggestions? — Carey T., Joplin, ...
Heat-stable enterotoxins (STs) are 18- or 19-amino acid peptides (STa or ST1) produced by enteropathogenic bacteria with small differences in their amino acid sequence and a highly conserved ...
There’s a whole world of vinegar out there. Here are the essential varieties for pickles, pan sauces, and more. As Samin Nosrat explained in her seminal 2017 cookbook Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, acid ...