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Can Plants Fuel Champions?
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Plant-based diets are becoming more and more popular among athletes. What are the advantages, or drawbacks, to eating a plant-based diet and what impact might a plant-based diet have on athletic performance? It鈥檚 all about macro- and micronutrients.
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Chemistry Is the Foundation of Life, But What Does It Mean to Be Alive?
It may seem easy to distinguish whether something is alive or not. But how can chemistry help us answer this question?
Why Your Sense of Smells Is Basically Infinite
Steven Munger discusses his round-about journey into chemistry and the mysteries of smell and taste that have kept him fascinated throughout his career.
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Milk: It鈥檚 What鈥檚 Growing in the Garden
Almond milk, coconut milk, oat milk, soy milk, even hemp milk are all popular substitutes for cow鈥檚 milk. But the chemistry behind converting these non-dairy options into good dairy substitutes isn鈥檛 trivial
Bringing Back the Sense of Smell
By Wynne Parry
Imagine not being able to smell your favorite 铿� ower or your dinner cooking. The sense of smell is often unappreciated until it's gone. Scientists are working to 铿乶d ways to bring it back using chemistry and electronics.
Beyond Glass: Making Wood Transparent
By Brian Rohrig
A cracked phone screen can ruin your day. Could a wooden screen solve the problem? Making wood transparent means removing the colored compounds in wood called lignins and then 铿乴ling in the air pockets with polymers.
