Louis E. Brus, a chemist and Nobel laureate who discovered quantum dots, tiny crystals that emit various colors of light ...

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As US teachers discover more and more legacy chemicals in schools, funding for cleanup is hard to find. Educators, nonprofits ...

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Chemical reactions are the breaking and forming of chemical bonds, which are fundamental to the creation of new technologies. Inevitably, discovering and developing ...

CLAIRTON, Pa. — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board and Hazard Investigation Board has issued interim safety recommendations for U.S. Steel following the deadly explosion that happened at the Clairton Coke ...

PARIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Three people were seriously hurt in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant near the southeastern French city of Lyon on Monday, local authorities said. The prefect for the ...

Sodium polyacrylate, the sodium salt of poly (acrylic acid), is a substance with wide-ranging uses, depending on the degree of polymerization. It emerged in the 1950s under the tradename Krilium as an ...

Sodium and water don’t just react - they explode. In this slow-motion footage, every spark and burst is captured in detail. See the violent chemistry unfold and learn why a simple metal can turn into ...

YAZOO CITY, Miss. — An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate, officials said. Mississippi ...

A ring of beads connected to tentacles A modeling study shows how chemical reactions can stimulate motion in simple systems, like the structure here—made of enzyme coated beads connected to ...