Chemistry

How to Make Magnetic Slime from American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society and PBS Reactions explain how to make magnetic slime instead of going to work. (2019-10-14)

Permeable Concrete Could Help Reduce Urban Heat Island Effect
A research-team led by Rutgers researchers found that increased use of this type of pavement could help reduce the urban heat island effect. (2019-08-01)

Newly Discovered Blue Whirl Fire Tornado Burns Cleaner Say Researchers
Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered a type of fire tornado that provides a cleaner burn. (2016-08-10)

Scientists Discover Huge Helium Gas Field
Scientists say they have discovered a huge helium gas field using a new exploration technique. It is trapped within the Tanzanian East African Rift Valley. (2016-06-27)

Binturong Urine Smells Like Hot Buttered Popcorn
Binturongs smell like hot buttered popcorn. The scent comes from a compound called 2-AP secreted in their urine. (2016-04-14)

Researchers Predict Material Would Have Highest Known Melting Point
Researchers from Brown University predict that a material made from hafnium, nitrogen, and carbon would have the highest known melting point, (2015-07-28)

Use of Wrong Kitty Litter Blamed for Accident at Nuclear Waste Dump
The use of the wrong type of kitty litter is being blamed for a nuclear accident last year at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. (2015-03-27)

Researchers Create Short-lived Nanodiamonds in the Lab
Rice University scientists created short-lived nanodiamonds in the lab by hitting hydrogenated coal with an electron beam. (2014-05-23)

Molybdenum, With Atomic Number 42, May Have Helped Life Begin on Earth
Scientists say the Molybdenum, the Douglas Adams element, may have been crucial in helping life begin on Earth. (2014-04-16)

Death Cologne Could Save You From Zombies Say Scientists
Chemist Raychelle Burks, Ph.D. has the recipe for a Death Cologne that makes you smell like a rotting corpse and could potentailly save you in a zombie apocalypse. (2014-03-24)

Scientists Paint Mini Mona Lisa on Surface One Third the Width of a Human Hair
Scientists have painted a mini Mona Lisa on a surface 30 microns in width, which is one third the width of a human hair (2013-08-05)

Researchers Use Sound to Levitate a Chemical Reaction
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) have used sound to levitate a chemical reaction. (2013-07-16)

Scientists Capture Atom-by-Atom Images of Molecules Before and After a Chemical Reaction
Scientists have captured atom-by-atom images of a molecule before and after a chemical reaction for the first time. (2013-06-01)

Harvard Researchers Grow Microscopic Flower Structures With Chemical Reactions
Harvard researchers were able to grow microscopic flower structures in the lab through chemical reactions. (2013-05-19)

Pressure Cooker Bomb Detonated for CNN Investigation
CNN had a pressure cooker bomb detonated by experts for a special report following the horrific Bostom Marathon bombing. (2013-04-23)

Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Registers as 2.1 Magnitude Seismic Event
A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the small town of West, Texas registered as a 2. (2013-04-18)

German Scientists Create Aerographite, the Lightest Material in the World
A network of porous carbon tubes that is three-dimensionally interwoven at the nano and micro level is the lightest material in the world. (2012-07-17)

German Scientists Create Aerographite, the Lightest Material in the World
A new substance called aerographite is the lightest material int he world. It weighs just 0.2 milligrams per cubic centimeter. (2012-07-17)

Livermorium and Flerovium Join Periodic Table
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has officially approved the name flerovium, with symbol Fl, for the element of atomic number 114 and the name livermorium, with symbol Lv, for the element of atomic number 116. (2012-06-04)

Scientists Visualize Transformation of Powder Mixtures Into Molten Glass
Scientists have visualized the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass for the first time. (2012-04-16)

New Report Reveals Many Major Household Products Contain Toxic Chemicals, Carcinogens
A new report has found that many common household products contain toxic chemicals. (2011-12-29)

NASA Discovers New Mineral, Wassonite, in Meteorite
NASA and co-researchers from the United States, South Korea and Japan recently announced they have found a new mineral named "Wassonite" in a meteorite recovered in Antarctica in December 1969. (2011-04-14)

The Chemistry of Fireworks
The video features demonstrations by fireworks expert John A. (2010-07-04)