New, ultra-light form of "frozen smoke" — renowned as the world's lightest solid material — with amazing strength and an incredibly large surface area
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Atmosphere Less Sensitive to Pollutants?
Earth's atmosphere seems less sensitive to pollutants than previously thought: concentration of pollutant-degrading hydroxyl radicals remains stable worldwide
Thirdhand Smoke — Big Health Hazard
Nicotine interacts with ozone, in indoor air, to form potentially toxic pollutants on surfaces like cellulose, cotton, and paper
Modifying Titania Disinfectants with Silica
Technique to make common disinfectant, TiO2, three times more effective is quick, simple, and cheap
Solvent-Free Sugar Anomers
The puzzle of how, why or even if, sugars change shape has been solved by studying anomeric effect under solvent-free conditions
Historic Contract for Korea
Samsung Engineering, first Korean contractor to enter US plant market, signed contract for chlor-alkali plant with Dow-Mitsui Chlor-Alkali LLC
Watching Protein Folding with LC-MS
Fast chemical reaction and LC-MS could unlock the secrets of protein folding by taking snapshots of folding in action
Direct Observation of CO Binding
Porphyrin rings observed to assume saddle-like shape to bind two CO molecules or flatten to bind one NO molecule
Better Indoor Air with Zeolites
Incorporation of zeolites into particle- or plywood boards lowers formaldehyde emissions and could improve indoor air quality
Damage-Tolerant Glass
Glass-like metal has the strength of glass and the toughness of metal, creating a fracture toughness comparable to steel