Science-Technology

The chemistry of fried chicken (video) By | July 20, 2017
Delicate dance of fat at high temperatures leads to a crispy, savory summer snack
5 Israeli precision-ag technologies making farms smarter By | July 19, 2017
Precision agriculture is trending toward complete automated solutions for farm efficiency, increased yield and less waste, say Israeli experts.
How dragon blood could save your life (video) By | July 11, 2017
Anatural immune defense in the blood of komodo dragons
Jumping Kangaroos: 1 – Autonomous Cars: 0 By | July 6, 2017
Even if the cars’ computers can project the anticipated path of one jumping roo, a whole troop of roos is likely to cause a computer headache
Plant inspiration could lead to flexible electronics By | July 4, 2017
A plant stem inspired researchers to develop a new, versatile aerogel for possible use in bendable devices
Swimming microbots can remove pathogenic bacteria from water (video) By | July 4, 2017
Tiny, self-propelled robots trap bacteria and could help make water safer to drink
Real-time vapor analysis could improve training of explosive-detecting dogs By | July 4, 2017
New training techniques based on real-time analysis of what a dog smells could improve explosives detection
Deveron UAS: First Mover Advantage in $32B Ag Market for Drones By | July 1, 2017

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American Chemical Society files suit against Sci-Hub By | June 28, 2017
The suit asserts infringement of the professional Society's copyrights
The Statue of Liberty’s true colors (video) By | June 28, 2017
The Statue of Liberty is an iconic blue-green symbol of freedom
Our Sense Of Smell Is Better Than Originally Thought By | June 20, 2017
Scientists have discovered we can distinguish a person's age by scent alone
The chemistry of olive oil (video) By | June 20, 2017
Building a Real Monorail System for Los Angeles By | June 15, 2017
We think you will agree that it's time for government to "elevate" its thinking in solving LA's traffic woes
Beetles spark development of color-changing nanoparticles for commercial use By | June 15, 2017
Creating colors by copying beetle nanostructures could find applications in dyes, inks and sensors
New fabric coating could thwart chemical weapons, save lives By | June 8, 2017
A new fabric coating could neutralize chemical weapons and help save countless lives: Rapid Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants
Building ‘OLEDs’ from the ground up for better electronics By | June 8, 2017
Organic light emitting diode (OLED) arrays generated in solution can overcome many fabrication challenges
Turning car plastics into foams with coconut oil By | June 8, 2017
Coconut oil can now be used to help recycle car plastics and then re-used as foams for the construction, packaging and automotive industries
Chemistry life hacks: Food edition (video) By | June 7, 2017
Find out how to use chemistry to give your food a flavor boost
Searching beyond graphene for new wonder materials By | June 3, 2017
2-D materials go beyond graphene
How the Nazis invented nerve agents like sarin (video) By | June 1, 2017
Learn more about the history of nerve agents in the latest Speaking of Chemistry video:
What bone proteomics could reveal about the dead By | May 30, 2017
A new study of pig bones suggests that proteins extracted from skeletal remains could act as biomarkers of the age of an animal or person at death.
Sorghum: health food, sweetener and now, clothing dye By | May 24, 2017
Brown clothing dyes made from sorghum husks (top row) closely match the colors of synthetic dyes (bottom row).
Should you pee on a jellyfish sting? (video) By | May 23, 2017
Special thanks to San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay for letting us film their beautiful jellyfish
Conductive paper could enable future flexible electronics By | May 21, 2017
Researchers make conductive paper by coating it with an ionic gel.
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Top Bose SoundTouch a worthy successor to the SoundDock 10 By | May 18, 2017
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How GMOs are regulated… or not—Speaking of Chemistry By | May 18, 2017
Set your gene guns to stun as we explore the curious landscape of GMO regulations in the U.S.
When water levitates (video) By | May 16, 2017
The investigation might lead to improvements in power generation
Your Condo on the Moon By | May 13, 2017
Water, Space Suits, Travel and Living in Space
‘Heroes of Chemistry’ improve people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry By | May 9, 2017
Improving people's lives through the transforming power of chemistry
‘Lab-on-a-glove’ could bring nerve-agent detection to a wearer’s fingertips (video) By | May 5, 2017
Printable, stretchable sensors on protective gloves can detect organophosphate nerve agents and pesticides.