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Tag: chemistry
Preserving glow-in-the-dark art and fashion for future generations
A question of preservation A swath of spandex fabric with DayGlo pink graffiti designed by Stephen Sprouse. Indianapolis Museum of […]
A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it’s not clear why
NASA’s Perseverance rover has spent five years traversing Jezero Crater looking for the chemical leftovers of whatever processes were at […]
Experimental wine bottle tracks oxygen moving through the cork
The small bit of air in the bottle sees oxygen and other chemicals move in and out. Most people perceive […]
Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it
To confirm this, the researchers studied the behavior of an oxygen molecule on each type of gold surface. They asked […]
Researchers develop a new process to get lithium out of rocks
The key chemical in the process is ammonium fluoride (NH4F). It’s possible to use the salt directly in a molten […]
Electrical current might be the key to a better cup of coffee
University of Oregon chemist Christopher Hendon loves his coffee—so much so that studying all the factors that go into creating […]
Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
Skip to content While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones. A multi-walled carbon nanotube. In […]
“Oobleck” still holds some surprises
Mixing corn starch and water in appropriate amounts produces a slurry that is liquid when stirred slowly but hardens when […]
How chemists turned bourbon waste into supercapacitors
Bourbon is a multi-billion-dollar market, but the American barrel-aged whiskey also produces a lot of wasted grain at distilleries. Chemists […]