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Perfume makers seek natural, sustainable scents
In 1921, perfumer Ernest Beaux discovered that adding synthetic aldehydes to natural rose and jasmine scents produced just the right fragrance combination for the iconic CHANEL No. 5 perfume. Today, perfume makers have more ...
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Apr 24, 2019
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Video: Is it really 'dry clean only'?
Knowing the do's and don'ts of washing your clothes can be difficult, but chemistry has got your back.
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Apr 18, 2019
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Improving quantum computers
For decades, experts have predicted that quantum computers will someday perform difficult tasks, such as simulating complex chemical systems, that can't be done by conventional computers. But so far, these machines haven't ...
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A comprehensive look at cow's milk
Milk is a staple of the human diet, full of key nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, fats, and vitamins. Cow's milk in particular is one of the most-used dairy products globally, with over 800 million tons produced annually ...
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Video: The chemistry behind different tea flavors
Did you know that many different types of tea come from the same plant?
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Apr 11, 2019
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Keeping the taste, reducing the salt
Washington State University researchers have found a way to make food taste salty but with less of the sodium chloride tied to poor health.
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Apr 11, 2019
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Monsanto loses appeal in French farmer's poisoning case (Update)
A French court on Thursday upheld a guilty verdict against chemicals giant Monsanto over the poisoning of a farmer who suffered neurological damage after using one of its weedkillers, the latest legal setback for the company ...
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Turning the periodic table through 180 degrees for a new perspective
Could turning the periodic table on its head make some important aspects easier to understand and enthuse more people to study chemistry?
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Video: The chemistry behind color-changing birds
There are thousands of species of birds here on Earth, and with those numbers come great biodiversity.
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Understanding what makes Tennessee whiskey unique
The sugar maple tree yields autumn foliage, maple syrup and Tennessee whiskey. Wood from the tree is chopped into planks, stacked in piles and burned to form charcoal. Freshly distilled, un-aged whiskey is filtered over the ...
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From the bronze age to food cans, here's how tin changed humanity
Mention tin and most people would think of the typical tin can, used to preserve foods you store in your cupboards. Tin is used here to help protect the can against corrosion (although not all cans today contain tin).
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Building starch backbones for lab-grown meat using Lego pieces
A new technique to spin starch fibers using Lego pieces could have future applications for lab-grown "clean" meat, according to a team of food scientists from Penn State and the University of Alabama.
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Pork essentially free of veterinary drug residues
In a basic survey of more than a thousand pork kidney samples, almost no veterinary drug residues were found and none at levels that even approached U. S. regulatory limits, according to a study just published by an Agricultural ...
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Pollutants, pathogens could team up to make us sick
Many people view pollutants and pathogens as separate causes of illness. However, recent research indicates that the two can interact, changing how people and animals respond to infectious diseases. According to an article ...
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Seeing through food and drug fakes and frauds
If we could tell authentic from counterfeit or adulterated drugs and foods just by looking at them, we could save money and lives every year, especially in the developing world, where the problem is worst. Unfortunately, ...
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Video: Are we running out of helium?
Did you realize that just like certain animals here on Earth, there are endangered elements, too? For example, we're constantly losing helium, a gas that defies gravity and escapes our atmosphere into space. This incredible ...
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Mar 14, 2019
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Video: The chemistry behind kibble
Have you ever thought about how strange it is that dogs eat these dry, weird-smelling bits of food for their entire lives and never get sick of them?
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Breast milk as drug-delivery device
Treating sick babies with engineered breast milk could someday be a reality, according to an article in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society. Modified cells in the liquid ...
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Video: How hair dye works
Whether you need a disguise to run from the law or are just trying to emulate *NSYNC-era frosted tips, you may need some chemical assistance to put the hue in your do.
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