Chemistry Archives - Page 26 of 26

Green Glowing Sensor

January 18, 2002

A glucose sensor made from green jellyfish protein could help monitor diabetes.

Neutralizing Asbestos

December 25, 2001

A chemical in clove can be used to neutralize the fibers in asbestos.

Analysis Beads

December 21, 2001

Tiny beads can be marked with flurescents and tagged with antibodies to test for hundreds of illneses at once.

Spoilage Sensor

December 17, 2001

A sensor that can detect the presence of gram-negative bacteria, and soon other bacteria, fungi, and dna as well

Color-Coded DNA

November 21, 2001

A test that identifies if a certain sequence of DNA is in blood by means of an artificial molecule and a special dye

Caged Chemicals

November 16, 2001

Designing molecules that can trap and release neurotransmitters on command in order to study how they work in the brain.

Leaf Pollution

November 14, 2001

A study that's monitoring the VOC's released by trees in the Fall

Traveling Pollution

November 2, 2001

Toxic Waste and how it spreads when it's stored underground

Biological Antifreeze

October 22, 2001

Making analogs of an Arctic fish's antifreeze protein could lead to biologically safe antifreeze.

Copper in the Kitchen

October 10, 2001

Copper and its alloys kill virulent E. coli, but stainless steel does not.

Skunk Smell

October 4, 2001

Have the chemicals in skunk musk ever been used in any beneficial way? (yep, in cover scent, aproduct that hunters use to hide scent from animals)

Lawn Nitrates

October 3, 2001

Measuring fertilizer runoff from a lab-lawn to see how much gets into drinking water, etc.

Bacterial Hole Punch

September 11, 2001

Killing bacteria by punching holes in them.

Yellow Paper

June 26, 2001

Why does paper yellow with age? (because it contains lignin, the glue that holds wood fibers together. Lignin oxidizes and turns yellow when exposed to oxygen and light)

Space Perfume

June 6, 2001

Fragrance from a rose grown on the Space Shuttle is part of a new Shiseido perfume.

Whey Proteins

May 28, 2001

Proteins in the whey left over from making cheese can be used to make microcapsules

Filtering Fluoride

May 24, 2001

Is fluoride taken out by a filter- a water filter? (only minute amounts by Brita and Pur charcoal filters, but you can get filters that'll specifically take it out)