Why sodium explodes in water
A discovery after revisiting a basic chemistry experiment.
There’s nothing like an explosion to help you learn chemistry. Remember when your high school teacher dropped a lump ...
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Chemists discover how to unboil an egg
A process that could transform how proteins are produced.
Chemists working in California and South Australia have worked out how to unboil egg whites, a process they say could...
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The myriad uses of amazing graphene
Graphene has been hailed as a wonder-material.
What’s stronger than steel, tougher than a diamond and more conductive than copper? It’s graphene. This one atom thi...
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Is winemaking an art or science?
In vino veritas – in wine there is truth – says the Latin prover.
Coldstream in mid-winter is living up to its name. The township lies deep within the Yarra Valley, a region on Melbou...
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Inside Syria – the search for sarin
A lot rides on the accuracy of tests for chemical weapons.
Not all chemists wear white coats. Some wear flak jackets, heavy boots and military helmets. And this August, Åke Sel...
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Molecules that changed the world
The power of a simple molecule has never been more obvious.
All molecules are not created equal. Some have saved billions of lives, wreaked environmental havoc or made the world...