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
Category: chemistry
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