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Sugar: 'White Gold' Transforming America
By听William Melhado
Producing sugar was backbreaking work for enslaved people, until an innovative chemical engineer transformed the process.
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Observations v. Assumptions
By听Michael J. Tinnesand
We all make lots of decisions every day. Being able to question assumptions based on evidence and use our observations to make good choices is essential. But how well can we do it?听
What Can You Do with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry?
By听Ula Chrobak
The world of chemistry is so vast, you'll probably have a harder time narrowing your choices rather having too few of them. Here are some not-so-obvious career tracks.
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Leaves of Three, Let It Be: The Itchy Chemistry of Poison Ivy
By Brian Rohrig
A family of plants that includes poison ivy, poison听oak and poison sumac are responsible for an allergic听reaction that is itchy and painful. How do we get it听and how it can be treated?
What is Dental Enamel?
By Leigh Krietsch Boerner/Chemical &听Engineering News
This complex material protects our teeth through a听combination of physics and chemistry. With proper听care teeth can last a lifetime, but they are vulnerable听to high-sugar diets.
The Chemistry of Deception
By Wynne Parry
From Ancient Roman love letters to modern warfare听and espionage, certain chemical compounds that are听invisible to observe can be revealed by using some听intriguing chemistry.
