Fracking well microbes to answer many questions
Hydraulic fracturing involves forcing open fissures in rocks deep in the earth by introducing high-pressure liquid and other components, including sand and chemicals, to...
Sodium: Violently explosive, yet essentially beneficial
The alkali metal sodium is so full of contradictions. Yes, it’s a metal. But, it’s one of those soft ones, about as soft as...
James B. Sumner (1887–1955)
In 1917, when the pioneering American biochemist James Batcheller Sumner commenced his quest to isolate an enzyme, he had to grapple with a busy...
Clothes that generate electricity
Clothing embedded with tiny solar cells, the size of a flea can now allow wearers to generate electricity on the move and charge items...
Coca cola and Pepsi to curb their Plastic Waste
James Quincey of Coca cola and Ramon Laguarta of PepsiCo alongside Dow Chemical’s Jim Fitterling are part of a new Alliance to End Plastic...
Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays
Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising technology for producing clean and renewable energy, but the cost and activity of their cathode materials is a...
Researchers overcome Microbial Electro-Synthesis Hurdles
Twin breakthroughs by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, overcome two issues holding back development of microbial...
Leopold Ruzicka (1887–1976)
All his life, the great Croatian-Swiss scientist Leopold Ruzicka maintained an enormous interest in the chemical processes of nature. His experimental work reveals his...
Iron – A workhorse of an element
From playing the role of a vital building block of steel to helping produce chlorophyll in plants and in carrying oxygen in the blood...
Chlorine – Toxic, but surprisingly useful
Chlorine, the second lightest of the halogens is more closely linked to our everyday lives than most people think. It does more than just...
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