Say acetone, and what comes to a chemist鈥檚 mind? Washing laboratory glassware is a good bet. Actually, the prime use of acetone is to produce polymethyl methacrylate, better known as Plexiglas....
It is an annual tradition. The third week in October is designated as 鈥淣ational Chemistry Week鈥� by the American Chemical Society with a goal of raising the public鈥檚 awareness of the value of...
I have spent many years teaching chemistry to high school students and always enjoyed carrying out demonstrations. For students, watching chemicals perform their magic live is far more memorable...
At one time it was used as an aftershave because of its sweet smell.聽聽It was even used to decaffeinate coffee.聽聽Oh my, how times change!聽聽Today we worry about a few parts per billion of benzene in...
Not having carried out a proper scientific investigation in the kitchen, I can鈥檚 safe for sure, but I would doubt it makes a difference. Let鈥檚 delve into a little onion chemistry which will of...
As a chemistry professor, I find it particularly appalling when a member of the profession goes astray. That is just what Professor Bradley Allen Rowland did at Henderson State University in...
In 2015, the Oxford English Dictionary added the word 鈥渃isgender鈥� to its ever-evolving listing. It defines the adjective as 鈥渄esignating a person whose sense of personal identity and gender...
Alfred Nobel wasn't in the best of health but he knew he wasn't dead. Yet, there was his obituary, prominently featured in the morning newspaper. To make matters worse, not only had the newspaper...
By the first decade of the twentieth century heroin addiction had become a huge problem in major American cities such as New York. The drug was not cheap and some people experiencing addiction...
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