How Electron Shells Shape Our World
Imagine a world where skyscrapers had no floors, where buildings stood on thin air. Sounds impossible, right? In the atomic world, electron shells play the role of these invisible floors,… Read More
Category: chemistry
What is that Yankee Candle doing to your home?
You light a candle. It smells like fresh linen and dreams. You take a deep breath, cozy up on the couch… and inhale a cloud of ultra-fine particles and microscopic… Read More
How Drug Information Centers Shape Safer Healthcare
Imagine this: a doctor is prescribing a medication for a patient with complex health issues. The stakes are high, yet reliable information about how the drug will interact with the… Read More
Silk Reinvented: The Next Frontier of Technology
Imagine if your silk shirt or the silk thread in a spider’s web could do more than just look good or be surprisingly strong. What if silk could power electronic… Read More
How a Tiny Protein Could Revolutionize Environmental Cleanup
When you think of pollution, what comes to mind? Probably images of smog-choked cities, littered beaches, or perhaps oil spills. But there’s a class of pollutants that’s even more insidious—per-… Read More
Discovering Eco-Friendly Plastics
Plastic pollution is a pressing global issue. Despite the convenience and utility of petrochemical plastics, their non-biodegradable nature leads to significant environmental harm. As a result, scientists are fervently seeking… Read More
The Tiny World of Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing
In a world increasingly driven by precision and efficiency, a groundbreaking area of technology known as electrochemical additive manufacturing (e-AM) is redefining what’s possible at the micro- and nanoscale. A… Read More