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What's in Your Paintbox?
From the cave paintings of prehistoric times to the masterpieces of today, creating art with paint seems to be a fundamental urge in humans. The key to paint is the pigment, the substance that gives a paint its color.
Finding Your Path as a Chemical Technical Professional
If being the go-to person for handling chemicals, conducting experiments, and running analyses appeals to you, this article is for you.
What Is the Best Way to Learn? Online Versus In-School
The past couple of years, students and teachers were forced into online learning for all or part of their schooling. But which style is best?
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Don't Sweat It: How Moisture-Wicking Fabrics Keep You Cool and Dry
If you work hard enough during sports or exercise, you are going to sweat. Whether or not you keep comfortable doing it is a matter of chemistry.
The Artificial Leaf: Copying Nature to Fight Climate
Every living thing on Earth owes its life to a single process that arose billions of years ago: photosynthesis. Now, scientists are mimicking it to help reduce our fossil-fuel dependence that drives global warming.
Sugar: 'White Gold' Transforming America
Producing sugar was backbreaking work for enslaved people, until an innovative chemical engineer transformed the process.
Cow Power: A Climate Change Soution from Manure
As the world heats up, farmers are figuring out what they can do to help fight climate change. A growing number are turning a greenhouse gas that comes from raising animals into a source of energy.
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