In 1942 nylon went to war. American paratroopers dropped from the sky with nylon parachutes and hunkered down in nylon tents. Soldiers on leave hoped to seduce European women with gifts of nylon...
A novel drone system is currently being tested in Denmark. Don鈥檛 worry, it will be targeting weeds not people. The goal is to reduce herbicide use by limiting application to heavily infested areas....
Solvents! What do you think of? Nail polish remover? Dry cleaning fluid? Yes, those are solvents. But there鈥檚 a lot more to the story. Chemistry would not be possible without the use solvents. Most...
"I hate plastics. We should get rid of them.鈥� So began an email I received. The correspondent went on to talk about how plastics are a plague on the environment, how they contain chemicals that...
Go to any chemistry conference these days and you鈥檒l find multiple sessions on green chemistry. They won鈥檛 be talking about making green paints or growing plants. Actually that isn鈥檛 true. They may...
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