Chemistry

  1. Chemistry

    Prizes award big ideas about small things

    Carbon and IVF win big in this year’s Nobel prizes.

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  2. Chemistry

    These gems make their own way

    Gemstones made in the lab could improve your cell phone or catch nasty bacteria in your water.

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  3. Chemistry

    Bandages that could bite back

    A new material would make bacteria's attack the path to their demise.

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  4. Chemistry

    The memory of a material

    A popular polymer can remember what shape it was in.

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  5. Chemistry

    Heaviest named element is official

    Superheavy copernicium takes its place in the Periodic Table.

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  6. Chemistry

    Cold, colder and coldest ice

    Electric charge can change the temperature at which water freezes.

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  7. Chemistry

    The secret life of fruit flies

    Scientists find that the most attractive scent for a fruit fly is no scent at all.

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  8. Chemistry

    The case of the headless ant

    Flies find and decapitate fire ants by tracking their venom.

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  9. Chemistry

    Worm glue

    A glue similar to the one made by sandcastle worms may one day paste together bones in the human body.

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  10. Chemistry

    World’s largest lizard is venomous too

    Komodo dragons kill prey in a way similar to some snakes, scientists find.

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  11. Chemistry

    Seeing red means danger ahead

    A tiny molecule may make a big difference in future warning systems.

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  12. Chemistry

    Night of the living ants

    Chemicals make the difference between life and death for these insects.

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