The New York Times/Chemistry
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The New York Times/Chemistry
1M ago
As chief executive, he pushed a company known for Agent Orange, napalm and chlorine to undo its confrontational reputation and promote environmental sustainability ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
2M ago
The research, involving primroses and hawk moths, suggests that air pollution could be interfering with plant reproduction ..read more
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The material can be tempered into different shapes — like steel in the hands of a blacksmith — and could someday transform space travel, recycling and more ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
3M ago
An American chemistry professor has a surprising thought about how to make the best cup of tea: Add a pinch of salt. Not everyone in Britain is eager to embrace the idea ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
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Scientists recently analyzed a Peruvian 10-cent piece with an unexplained origin ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
4M ago
With machine learning, scientists are trying to chemically define the murky concept of terroir. The models might be useful for detecting wine fraud ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
7M ago
Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov developed and discovered quantum dots, particles whose size governs their properties ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
7M ago
Some Swedish news outlets correctly reported the laureates’ names even before the choice was formally signed off, according to the academy that awards the prize ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
7M ago
Lise Meitner developed the theory of nuclear fission, the process that enabled the atomic bomb. But her identity — Jewish and a woman — barred her from sharing credit for the discovery, newly translated letters show ..read more
The New York Times/Chemistry
7M ago
Los investigadores descubrieron que una marca de pintura preferida por el artista español tenía una estructura atómica que la predisponía a la degradación ..read more