A new drought-protecting chemical shows potential for crop protection during periods of dry weather.A research team led by Sean Cutler, a plant cell biologist at the University of California,…

The American Chemical Society recently published its 2012 salary survey for Chemists and can be found here: http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/careers/salaries/surveys/salaries-2012.pdf As Figuer…

Barnacles are a major problem for both small boats and large ships because they accumulate on the hulls and can reduce the fuel economy of a vessel by up to 40 per cent.  That means CO2…

Could you make an ancient beer using nothing but ancient tools? Probably, if you know how to make beer anyway.  But would it be authentic ancient beer? Archaeologists and brewmasters have been…

Want to off someone but you are ethically against using anything made by Monsanto? There is good news. Ricin is organic, a naturally occurring lectin (toxalbumin) made from from the castor oil plant…

How lifeless materials became organic molecules that are the bricks of animals and plants is a science question for the ages. The secret of a reaction that has to do with the synthesis of complex…

Because government mandates and subsidies for ethanol have caused grain prices to increase, pig farmers have instead looked for alternatives. One of those is distillers dried grains with solubles (…

 By simply manipulating chemical gradients in a beaker of fluid, researchers have been able to create delicate flower structures -  not at the scale of inches, but microns. These minuscule…

Organic chemists are regularly surrounded by chemicals and their smell. Colour is not the only characteristic by which we recognize compounds. Too often, it is their odor that allows us know that…

The most powerful batteries on earth are only a few millimeters in size but a cellphone version can jump-start a dead car battery and then recharge the phone in the blink of an eye.  Led by…