Chemistry
The First Ever Nuclear Bomb Produced a Bizarre Form of Matter
The oldest known “quasicrystal” made by humans has been discovered at the New Mexico site of the 1945 Trinity bomb test.
Scientists Just Studied a Dangerous Element Discovered in a 50s Nuke Test
'Einsteinium' was first recovered from the debris of a hydrogen bomb in 1952, and it's been difficult to characterize in the laboratory and study in detail. Until now.
Scientists Have Created a New State of Matter: 'Liquid Glass'
First predicted 20 years ago, liquid glass has finally been observed under microscopes.
The Nobel-Prize-Winning Chemist Who Pioneered Gene Editing
Dr. Jennifer Doudna, who discovered CRISPR’s gene-editing power, wants the technology to be standard of care for severe genetic diseases.
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.