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News in Brief Chemistry
Mini ‘solar panels’ help yeast shine at churning out drug ingredients
Microbes equipped with light-harvesting semiconductor particles generate useful chemicals much more efficiently than ordinary microbes.
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, November 15, 2018
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News in Brief | Chemistry
How the poppy got its pain-relieving powers
By Laurel Hamers | 2:00pm, August 30, 2018
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Science Visualized | Chemistry
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By Emily Conover | 7:00am, August 27, 2018
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News | Chemistry
Lithium-oxygen batteries are getting an energy boost
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, August 23, 2018
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The –est | Chemistry
Cheese found in an Egyptian tomb is at least 3,200 years old
By Cassie Martin | 8:53am, August 17, 2018
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News in Brief | Chemistry
A filter that turns saltwater into freshwater just got an upgrade
By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, August 16, 2018
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News | Chemistry
A new kind of spray is loaded with microscopic electronic sensors
By Maria Temming | 11:00am, July 23, 2018
before and after daguerreotypes
Science Visualized | Chemistry
How a particle accelerator helped recover tarnished 19th century images
By Katherine Bourzac | 7:00am, July 09, 2018
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News | Chemistry
Sunshine is making Deepwater Horizon oil stick around
By Laurel Hamers | 7:00am, June 12, 2018
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News | Chemistry
This plastic can be recycled over and over and over again
By Laurel Hamers | 3:40pm, April 26, 2018
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