Chemistry
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Ice That Burns: Methane Hydrate
Methane hydrate is a potential energy source but also has the potential to increase global warming.
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Far-Out Chemistry! Detecting an Extrasolar Planet's Atmosphere
The atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star outside our solar system has been detected for the first time by the Hubble Space Telescope. And, in another first, information about its chemical composition has been gathered.
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Types of Chemical Weapons
Information on chemical weapons.
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Chemical and Biological Weapons--Background and History
Information about chemical and biological weapons
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The Chemistry of Food, Part 3--Proteins and Amino Acids
Proteins play many important roles in our bodies. This article discusses the chemistry of proteins and amino acids.
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The Chemistry of Food, Part 2--Vitamins
Vitamins are another important part of the food we eat. This article describes their properties and their functions in our bodies.
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The Chemistry of Food--Major Minerals in Nutrition
Minerals are an important part of the food we eat. This article describes their functions in our bodies.
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Nanotechnology--Waiting For Applications for Carbon Nanotubes
Nanotechnology based on carbon nanotubes will revolutionize our technology someday, but affordable applications of carbon nanotubes are still in the future.
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Buckyballs and Nanotubes
Fullerenes--buckyballs and nanotubes are an exciting new area of chemistry that will have many uses in the future. This, the first of two articles on fullerenes, explains what they are and what we know about them so far.
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Chemistry of Martian Meteorites and Their (Possible) Fossils
How chemistry clues in meteorites provide clues to ancient life on Mars.
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Ozone Depletion
Latest information about arctic ozone depletion.
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The Incandescent Bulb: A Glowing Filament That Changed Our World
The chemistry and history of the incandescent light.
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