Chemistry
This Computer Is Made Entirely Out of Chemicals
It is the first ever example of a "chemical Turing machine," a vat of liquid chemicals that can compute.
A Code Glitch May Have Caused Errors In More Than 100 Published Studies
The discovery is a reminder that science is collaborative and ideally self-correcting, but that nothing can be taken for granted.
Watch Scientists Express Their Research in Interpretive Dances
Dancers performed as electrons, brain processes, and teaching tools.
Rule-Breaking Particles May Exist Near the Earth's Core
The earth’s mantle may house strange liquids that defy the rules of chemistry as we know them.
Researchers Discover a Pattern to the Seemingly Random Distribution of Prime Numbers
The pattern has a surprising similarity to the one seen in atom distribution in crystals.
New 'Reactionware' 3D Printing System Spits Out Pharmaceuticals On-Demand
The door is open for making drugs on-site in doctors' offices, or even in space.
'HAMILTON'S PHARMACOPEIA' Meets the Chemists Who Specialize in Making MDMA
On a new episode of the VICELAND show, Hamilton Morris hangs out with a few rogue scientists who use their labs to cook up the psychoactive drug.
I Saw the Future in Columbia’s Nanotechnology Clean Room
I entered a fragile world of UV-sensitive research, nylon clean suits, and beard covers.
Scientists Used Nanoparticles to Turn a Window Into a Mirror and Back Again
For the first time, a reversible nanoparticle array can transition between a window and a mirror.
‘Smart Labels’ of the Future Can Tell Us When to Throw Out Food
No more smell test? Sounds good to us.
Meet the Researcher Making Food Out of Electricity
Juha-Pekka Pitkänen has made a powder substance you can ingest in a few different ways.