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2024-2025

October 2024

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FEATURE
Light it Up!

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Film or Digital? Which Type of Photography is Better for the Planet?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Using Chemistry as a Tool to Preserve Art and History

October 2024

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Spanish Translation of "Light it Up!" (PDF)

December 2024

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FEATURE
It's a Small, Small World: The Chemistry of Microchip Fabrication

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
The Role of Journalism in the Scientific Method

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Scissor-Kicks on Titan

December 2024

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Spanish Translation of "It's a Small, Small World" (PDF)

2023-2024

October 2023

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FEATURE
Pimple Patches and What They Offer

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Chemistry or ChemistrAI?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Chemistry and Business, Working Together

October 2023

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Spanish Translation of "Pimple Patches and What They Offer" (PDF)

December 2023

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FEATURE
Fighting Frost With Ice

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Applying What You Learn

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Using Social Media to Teach Chemistry

December 2023

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Spanish Translation of "Fighting Frost With Ice" (PDF)

February 2024

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FEATURE
3D Printed Foods

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
How to Read Science News and Spot Misinformation

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Keeping People and the Environment Safe

February 2024

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Spanish Translation of "3D Printed Foods" (PDF)

April 2024

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FEATURE
Save It for Later: Batteries Keep Us Energized

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Sustainability: What Does It Really Mean?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Energizing the Future with Lithium

April 2024

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Spanish Translation of "Save it for Later" (PDF)

2022-2023

October 2022

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FEATURE
Don't Sweat It: How Moisture-Wicking Fabrics Keep You Cool and Dry

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
A Periodic Table of Its Own?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Keeping Us Safe

October 2022

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Spanish Translation of "Don't Sweat It" (PDF)

December 2022

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FEATURE
Sugar: 'White Gold' Transforming America

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Observations v. Assumptions

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
What Can You Do with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry?

December 2022

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February 2023

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FEATURE
What's in Your Paintbox?

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
What Is the Best Way to Learn? Online Versus In-School

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Finding Your Path as a Chemical Technical Professional

February 2023

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April 2023

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From Pond Scum to Product: The Chemistry of Algae

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
What is the Story With Climate Change?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Fighting Climate Change One Meal at a Time

April 2023

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Spanish Translation of “From Pond Scum to Product: The Chemistry of Algae” (PDF)

2021-2022

October 2021

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The Artificial Leaf: Copying Nature to Fight Climate

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
How to Read Science News and Spot Misinformation

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
A Scientist’s Path to Policy

October 2021

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Spanish Translation of "Copying Nature to Fight Climate Change" (PDF)

December 2021

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FEATURE
The Mesmerizing Pull of Ferrofluids

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Why Do Experts Change Their Minds?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
From Chemist to Food-Tech CEO

December 2021

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Spanish Translation of "The Mesmerizing Pull of Ferrofluids" (PDF)

February 2022

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FEATURE
What's in Marshmallows?

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
The Elements of Truth

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
A Leap into the Philosophy of Chemistry

February 2022

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April 2022

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FEATURE
Bugs and the Future of Meat

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
What’s the Difference Between Art and Science?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
The Power of a Prize

April 2022

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Spanish Translation of "Bugs and the Future of Meat?" (PDF)

2020-2021

October 2020

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FEATURE
How Sticky Innovations Changed the World

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Can Copper Save Us from the Coronavirus?

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
A Different Way of Seeing

October 2020

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Spanish Translation of "How Sticky Innovations Changed the World" (PDF)

December 2020

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FEATURE
How to Raise a Jellyfish

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
A Balancing Act

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Extreme Adventures and Saving the Planet

December 2020

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Spanish Translation of "How to Raise a Jellyfish" (PDF)

February 2021

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FEATURE
Volcanoes: Terror From Below

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Deciding What's Right

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Chemist by Training, Explore by Heart

February 2021

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Spanish Translation of "Volcanoes: Terror From Below" (PDF)

April 2021

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FEATURE
How to Make Fashion Sustainable

OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
The Case for Extraterrestrial Teenagers

CHEMISTRY IN PERSON
Channeling a Passion for Chemistry to Help Others

April 2021

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Spanish Translation of "How to Make Fashion Sustainable" (PDF)

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