Chemistry

What Happened The Day Before You Died 800 Years Ago? The Chemistry Answer

A young child buried in the medieval town of Ribe in Denmark 800 years ago had an unpleasant life even before that- because the child had been given a large dose of mercury in an attempt to cure a severe, ongoing illness.  A new methodology developed by c ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 10 2013 - 11:18am

Chemophobia- The Unnatural Fixation Of Activists

When it comes to what's for dinner – or breakfast and lunch for that matter- too many people suffer from chemophobia, an irrational fear of chemicals that pose no risk to our health. Chemistry Professor Gordon Gribble  argues that low doses of chemic ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2013 - 2:30pm

Morphing Manganese More Prevalent In Ocean Environments Than Previously Known

Manganese, the second-most common metal in the earth's crust, rapidly changes between oxidation states while reacting with other elements in the environment. It is an element critical to many life processes and helps plants produce oxygen during phot ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 25 2013 - 8:31am

Atomic Number 115- Existence Of New Mystery Element Confirmed

An international team at the GSI research facility in Germany have confirmed the existence of a new element with atomic number 115, verifying earlier measurements performed by research groups in Russia. ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 27 2013 - 11:57am

How New Superheavy Elements Can Be Uniquely Identified

How do you find a new element, like the recently discovered superheavy chemical element 115? Elements beyond atomic number 104 are referred to as superheavy elements and are produced at accelerator laboratories and generally decay after a short time. Init ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 30 2013 - 12:19pm

The Search For The Genetic Secrets Of Wine's Aroma

ine making (and drinking) has long been more art than science, a subjective experience. But that is changing. In the future, you will be able to find a type of wine you like and have it consistently- all determined by science. Unlocking the chemical proce ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2013 - 11:59am

WC Co- New Hard Metal Developed

A new hard metal recently developed can be used to replace tungsten carbide (WC), the hard metal widely used in industry today and whose global availability is becoming critical. The new material, developed over the past three years by Finnish-based Exote ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 3 2013 - 11:40am

Metabolic Fingerprint For Cat Poop Coffee Revealed

Kopi Luwak, coffee made from berries extracted the feces of Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), is all the rage. At our neighborhood Labor Day party we had not only that in attendance, but moonshine too (1), so you know it is trendy. We're ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 8 2013 - 1:01pm

Edible Coatings Will Keep Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Ready To Eat Longer

Attila E. Pavlath, Ph.D., who turned fresh-cut apple slices into a popular convenience food, outlined advances in keeping other foods fresh, flavorful and safe for longer periods of time through the use of invisible, colorless, odorless, tasteless coating ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 10 2013 - 4:25pm

Substance Behind Flavor And Aroma Of Grapefruit Could Battle Mosquitoes

Nootkatone, the substance behind the citrus flavor and aroma of grapefruit that is already used in beverages and prestige perfumes, may be heading for a new use in battling mosquitoes, ticks and other pests thanks to a less expensive way of making large a ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 11 2013 - 9:36am