chemistry
Periodic Table
Here's a great interactive periodic table of elements. You can click the button for html and pdf files that provide background information and further data on the Periodic Table of Elements.
>30 days ago by figerrific, 3 Users, more info saveA Shocking Idea: Nerves Might Run on Sound, Not Electri ...
"...you might be surprised to learn that no one knows exactly how anesthetics stop nerves from carrying pain signals. That's why two scientists believe that we really don’t know how nerves work a
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info saveSandberg & Schneidewind - Laboratory and medical eq ...
>30 days ago by BlogBasser, 1 User, more info saveHoneywell Nobel Interactive Studio - Digital Discoverie ...
>30 days ago by a1mega, 1 User, more info saveHoneywell Nobel Interactive Studio - Home
Nobel Laureate videos
>30 days ago by a1mega, 1 User, more info saveMimicking pot
"... the Johnson Matthey company (JM) in London, UK, is excited about its latest breakthrough in which it reacts together a diester and olivetol to synthesize tetrahydrocannabinol." The stre
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveYou Snooze, You Lose
"This emerging breed of “wakefulness” pills promises to keep the workers of tomorrow not just awake, but alert, on-task and feeling fine through the night and well into the next day. Remember the
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveChemist to Lead Study of Titan's Atmosphere
"Titan's atmosphere is considered ideal for gaining a better understanding of the early days of Earth's atmosphere because it and proto-Earth are believed to have emerged with similar atmospheres
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveAntimatter and matter combine in chemical reaction
" ... physicists in Geneva have found a new way to make the two combine, at least briefly, into a single substance. This exceptionally unstable stuff, made of protons and antiprotons, is called p
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save'Molecular computers' act as tiny ID tags - tech - 03 S ...
"Molecules capable of basic logic operations have been developed that could serve as tiny ID tags for identifying individual cells or nano-devices." There'll be no digging these little sods
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveDopamine helps punters spot their 'best bet'
"People given a dopamine drug learn faster and win more often when gambling, according to new research." The folks at Vegas are going to love this news.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveOil and water mix and un-mix on demand
This could be useful for cleaning up oilslicks...but everyone seems much keener on using it to extract more oil from the ground. No surprises there then.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveJust One Word: Fructose
Just one reason: it can be used instead of oil to make plastics.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveDiamond by-product of hydrogen production and storage m ...
Talk about serendipity; find a way to store hydrogen as a fuel in carbon based materials, and at the same time find a way to produce nanocrystalline diamonds. Result!
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info save'Glass carbon' is a world first
Squeezing CO2 makes it into a glassy solid.
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveWhy water freezes faster after heating
An ancient scientific mystery (potentially) solved
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveBuckyballs make room for gilded cages
Carbon fullerenes now have metallic cousins
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info saveMolecule Within a Molecule
Russian-doll organic chemistry
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 1 User, more info savePolonium Is The Only Element With Simple Cubic -- Physi ...
>30 days ago by tuuli85, 1 User, more info savePersuasive Games - Elemental
Elemental - An educational game to help teach junior high school students learn Chemistry.
>30 days ago by ycc2106, 1 User, more info saveBeyond Net Neutrality
If at first you don't succeed, change the game.
>30 days ago by qubit, 1 User, more info saveeMolecules
Ready for a genuine cheminformatics system that searches for molecules using chemical structure? With eMolecules, just draw your chemical structure with your favorite molecule editor, then click "
>30 days ago by qubit, 1 User, more info save