DENDRAL (acronym for "Dendritic Algorithm") was an expert system developed at Stanford University in the 1960s by Joshua Lederberg, Edward Feigenbaum, and others. DENDRAL was designed to analyze the...

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A Tsunami of Innovations Is Ahead of Us
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Dental Restoration Materials
Let's take a closer look at the chemistry behind fixing our smiles

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Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

A Direct Route to Heavy Olefins
Selective production of extra-heavy olefins via the overall conversion of CO and water

The Licorice Wheel – Part 3
How do chemists today determine the structure of a complex natural substance?

First Aluminyl Anion with an Acyclic Ligand Framework
Acyclic aluminyl anion prepared as both a potassium-bridged dimer and a monomeric magnesium complex

Derivative of the Parent Oxoborane Synthesized
Rare species prepared from an unusual boron gallium compound

Justus von Liebig: Great Teacher and Pioneer in Organic Chemistry and Agrochemistry
German scientist (1803 – 1873) described as a founder of organic chemistry and "father of the fertilizer industry"