MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'About.com Chemistry' source. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:01:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673544&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F09%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-9-us-weather-bureau.htm February 9th is the birthday of the United States Weather Bureau. Professor Lapham of Milwaukee was instrumental in raising awareness for a need for the government to pay attention to ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673544 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:03:34 +0100 5673544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673543&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F09%2Fmake-a-ph-rainbow-wand.htm Here's an easy and colorful chemistry demonstration for you. Take a long glass tube and fill it with Universal Indicator solution. Add a few drops of 0.02M HCl to one ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673543 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5673543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673545&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F08%2Fmake-ph-paper-test-strips-2.htm You can use red cabbage pH indicator to make your own pH paper test strips. It's simple to do and makes it much easier to test the pH of liquids ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673545 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:21:52 +0100 5673545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673546&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-8-dmitri-mendeleev.htm February 8th is Dmitri Mendeleev's birthday. Most people associate Mendeleev the first accepted periodic table of the elements. His table ordered the elements by increasing atomic weight where columns of ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673546 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:51 +0100 5673546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673547&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F07%2Fglow-in-the-dark-slime-instructions.htm When I write up a project, there are two sets of instructions. There ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673547 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:02:33 +0100 5673547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673548&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2Fwhat-do-whales-drink.htm Have you ever wondered what whales drink? You probably know all animals require water to live. Humans drink fresh water and get water from the foods we eat. If we eat ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673548 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:59:42 +0100 5673548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5673549&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-7-periodic-table-and-law-of-octaves.htm February 7, 1863 was the day John Newlands published what would be known as "The Law of Octaves". Newlands discovered if he ordered the known elements by increasing atomic weights, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5673549 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:05:02 +0100 5673549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663910&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F05%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-6-joseph-priestley.htm February 6th marks the passing of Joseph Priestley. Priestley was an English theologian and natural philosopher who is best known with this experimental works with gases or "airs". He was ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663910 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:05:31 +0100 5663910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663911&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F05%2Fquick-emulsifier-chemistry-demonstration.htm Soap is good at cleaning because it acts as an emulsifier, enabling one liquid to disperse into another immiscible liquid. While oil (which attracts dirt) doesn't naturally mix with water, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663911 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:39:51 +0100 5663911 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663912&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F05%2Fhow-febreze-works.htm The other day I got frozen tiny shrimp to feed the jellyfish and pipefish in my aquarium. I used my fingers to drop a pinchful of shrimp into the water, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663912 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:00:27 +0100 5663912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663909&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F06%2Fhot-and-cold-valentine-chemistry-demonstration.htm Here's a fun and easy Valentine's Day chemistry demonstration. Take a pink liquid, heat it up and watch it turn colorless. Upon cooling, the color of the liquid will return ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663909 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5663909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663913&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-5-indiana-pi-law.htm On February 5, 1897, the Indiana General Assembly voted unanimously to pass a bill set the value of π equal to 3.2. The bill actually dealt with issues behind an ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663913 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:05:06 +0100 5663913 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663914&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F04%2Fxylitol-may-be-deadly-to-dogs.htm Many dog owners are aware that chocolate, coffee, and grapes are toxic to dogs, but did you know about the risk from ingesting the common sweetener, xylitol? Xylitol is a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663914 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:13:28 +0100 5663914 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663915&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-4-friedrich-hund-and-hunds-rule.htm February 4th is Friedrich Hund's birthday. Hund was a German physicist who introduced a method to use molecular orbitals to determine electron structure of molecules and bonds. Hund's rules are ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663915 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:20:00 +0100 5663915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5663916&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2Ffriday-fire-project-fire-magic-tricks.htm If one fire project is good, then more is better, right? I grouped together the fire projects that could be used as fire magic tricks, so you can play with ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5663916 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:24:21 +0100 5663916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5655999&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-3-space-race-firsts.htm February 3rd, 1966 was a day for two 'firsts' during the Space Race between the United States and Soviet Union. The United States launched the first meteorological satellite, the ESSA-1. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5655999 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:05:58 +0100 5655999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656000&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2Fhow-to-make-blue-fire.htm Blue fire is extremely easy to make. Here are some ways you can make blue fire yourself. Natural Blue Fire The easiest way to make blue fire is to burn a chemical ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656000 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:03:17 +0100 5656000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5655998&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F03%2Fcolor-change-thermometer-project.htm Here's a color change project that will give you a liquid that fluctuates between pink and blue as the temperature changes.What You Needbeaker or attractive clear container3 g cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate (also known as cobaltous chloride hydrate)500 ml alcoholPrepare the SolutionMix 3 grams of cobalt(II) chloride hexahydrate in alcohol.The pink solution will turn blue as it is heated and will return to the pink color as the solution cools.Alternatively, heat the solution until it it is just slightly warmer than room temperature. Add water dropwise until the blue solution turns pink. This solution will be extremely sensitive to color changes near room temperature.How It WorksAqueous solutions of hydrated cobalt chloride are pink, but formation of [CoCl4]2- produces a blue color. Additio... About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5655998 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5655998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656001&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-2-ethyl-gasoline.htm On February 2, 1923, "Ethyl" gasoline went on sale at a Dayton, Ohio service station. The Ethyl brand gasoline promised to eliminate a persistent detonation problem with engines of the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656001 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:05:13 +0100 5656001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656002&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2Fdo-bubbles-pop-from-the-top-or-the-bottom-2.htm ... or do they pop from the side or is it random? A soap bubble consists of a thin layer of water trapped between two layers of soap molecules. The ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656002 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:51:02 +0100 5656002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656003&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2Fwhy-people-mix-bleach-and-vinegar.htm If mixing bleach and vinegar releases toxic chlorine gas, then why do people do it? There are two answers to this question. The first answer is that vinegar lowers the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656003 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:51:41 +0100 5656003 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656004&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F02%2F01%2Fturn-water-into-gold-alchemy-project.htm One of the quests of the ancient alchemists (and possibly modern ones as well) was to transmute a base material into gold. While it's possible to turn lead into gold ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656004 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:43:44 +0100 5656004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656005&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-february-1-emilio-segre.htm February 1st is Emilio Segré's birthday. Segré was an Italian physicist who discovered the first artificial element. He was visiting the University of California, Berkeley's radiation laboratory when he was ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656005 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:05:45 +0100 5656005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656006&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2Fwhat-happens-if-you-mix-regular-and-synthetic-oil.htm Here's a practical chemistry question for you. Do you know what happens if you mix regular and synthetic motor oil? For example, let's say the mechanic put synthetic oil in ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656006 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:40:39 +0100 5656006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5656007&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F31%2Feasy-and-colorful-chalk-chromatography.htm Chromatography is an important analytical chemistry technique where a material is separated into components, typically based on size or electric charge. While high end lab chromatography may be expensive and ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5656007 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:51 +0100 5656007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643544&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2Fdo-you-salt-water-before-boiling-it.htm If you add salt to water, why do you do it? Is it to season your pasta or rice or is it because you think it will change the boiling ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643544 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:03:48 +0100 5643544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643545&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2Fvanishing-valentine-chemistry-demonstration.htm Here's a fun chemistry demonstration that's perfect for Valentine's Day or to illustrate an oxidation-reduction reaction. The Vanishing Valentine involves shaking a solution, causing it to turn pink. If the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643545 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:03:01 +0100 5643545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643543&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F30%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-31-theodore-richards.htm January 31st is Theodore William Richards' birthday. Richards was an American chemist who gave the first chemical evidence of the existence of isotopes. An element is determined by the number ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643543 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5643543 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643546&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-30-john-bardeen.htm January 30th marks the passing of John Bardeen. Bardeen was an American physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on two different occasions. The first prize was in ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643546 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:05:18 +0100 5643546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643547&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F29%2Fmake-blueprint-paper.htm A blueprint is, literally, a blue-colored print that is made by overlaying a black sketch over a sheet of specially treated vellum, plastic or paper. Architect and engineers use them ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643547 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:11:50 +0100 5643547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643548&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F28%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-29-haber-bosch-process.htm January 29th marks the passing of Fritz Haber. Haber was a German chemist who discovered a process to create ammonia from atmospheric gases. The Haber-Bosch process is a reaction that ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643548 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:05:36 +0100 5643548 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643549&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F28%2Fwhat-is-carnauba-wax.htm My son says my car smells like candy. This is not because I satisfy some sugar craving while driving, but because I waxed it with the same wax used to ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643549 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:55:29 +0100 5643549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643550&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F28%2Fabout-the-chip-pan-fire-simulation.htm Have you ever experienced a chip pan fire or other kitchen grease fire? This photograph actually is a simulated chip pan fire, produced as a demonstration. I have to wonder ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643550 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:01:26 +0100 5643550 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5643551&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-28-kathleen-yardley-lonsdale.htm January 28th is Kathleen Yardley Lonsdale's birthday. Lonsdale was a leading figure in the field ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5643551 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:05:50 +0100 5643551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634988&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2Fwhat-is-a-saturated-fat.htm You've heard of saturated fats in the context of foods, but do you know ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634988 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:06:26 +0100 5634988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634987&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F27%2Fvideo-how-to-make-rock-candy.htm Here's a new video showing exactly how to make colored and flavored rock candy or sugar crystals. These are easy crystals to grow, plus you can eat them or use ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634987 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5634987 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634989&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-27-iodized-salt.htm January 27th marks the passing of David M. Cowie. Cowie was a medical researcher who was instrumental to the addition of iodine in table salt in the United States. Cowie ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634989 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:05:47 +0100 5634989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634990&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2Fhow-to-make-nitrous-oxide-or-laughing-gas.htm You can make nitrous oxide or laughing gas quite easily in the lab or at home. However, there are reasons why you might want to forego the preparation unless you ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634990 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:13:47 +0100 5634990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634991&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F26%2Fviolet-smoke-demonstration.htm There are many chemistry demonstrations that produce smoke, but violet smoke is quite a lot more interesting! Here are two ways to produce violet smoke.Violet Smoke Safety InfoAs you might ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634991 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:41:01 +0100 5634991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634992&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F25%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-26-jenner-and-cowpox-vaccine.htm January 26th marks the passing of Edward Jenner. Jenner was the English physician who noticed milk maids who had been infected with cowpox seemed to never contract the more serious ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634992 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:10:02 +0100 5634992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634993&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F25%2Fwhy-is-water-the-universal-solvent.htm Water is known as the "universal solvent." More chemicals dissolve in water than in any other solvent. Have you ever wondered what property of water makes it such a good ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634993 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:24:06 +0100 5634993 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634994&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F25%2Fmake-nylon-nylon-rope-trick.htm Nylon is a polymer you can make yourself in the lab. A strand of nylon rope is pulled from the interface between two liquids. The demonstration sometimes is called ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634994 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:02:06 +0100 5634994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634995&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-25-water-fluoridation.htm January 25th marks the anniversary of the first time a United States city began fluoridating their water supply. The US National Institutes of Health began a study to test the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634995 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:05:48 +0100 5634995 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5634996&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2Fdifference-between-celsius-and-centigrade.htm Depending on how old you are, you might read 38°C as 38 degrees Celsius or 38 degrees centigrade. ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5634996 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:35:53 +0100 5634996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624385&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-24-project-zeta.htm On January 24, 1958, English nuclear scientists announced the success of Project ZETA to ignite the first man-made fustion reaction. The project began in 1954 and was named after the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624385 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:05:19 +0100 5624385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624386&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2Fphase-diagram-quiz-test-yourself.htm A phase diagram is a graphical representation of the state of matter of a substance. How well can you read a phase diagram? Take the Phase Diagram Quiz and ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624386 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:51:58 +0100 5624386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624387&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2Fwhat-does-red-mercury-look-like.htm Here is a stunning example of red mercury in the form of cinnabar in quartz. Cinnabar or vermilion is natural red mercury(II) sulfide. Although there has been speculation that red ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624387 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:16:19 +0100 5624387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624388&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F23%2Fthe-difference-between-fluorine-and-fluoride.htm First off, yes, it's fluorine and fluoride and not flourine and flouride. The mis-spelling is common, but the 'u' comes before the 'o'. Fluorine is a chemical element. Its ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624388 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:05:43 +0100 5624388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624384&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F24%2Frevealing-the-patterns-of-lichtenberg-figures.htm (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624384 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5624384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624389&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F22%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-23-cfcs-and-ozone.htm On January 23, 1978, Sweden became the first country to ban the use of aerosol sprays which use chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as their propellants. The ban came after research done by ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624389 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:05:15 +0100 5624389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624390&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F22%2Fcelebrate-chinese-new-year-with-fireworks.htm Chinese New Year starts tomorrow, which makes today New Year's Eve. Legend has it fireworks were first created by the Chinese in the 800s. These early fireworks were bamboo shoots ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624390 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:25:07 +0100 5624390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624391&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F22%2Fbending-water.htm Here's a science project that works especially well in cold weather when relative humidity is very low: bend a stream of water...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624391 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:53:29 +0100 5624391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5624392&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F21%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-22-lev-landau.htm January 22nd is Lev Davidovich Landau's birthday. Landau was the main leader of Soviet theoretical physics and a central figure in the development of quantum electrodynamics. In the few years before ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5624392 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:05:56 +0100 5624392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5616685&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-21-john-couch-adams.htm January 21th marks the passing of John Couch Adams. Adams was a British mathematician and astronomer who calculated the existence of a planet outside the orbit of Uranus to explain ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5616685 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:05:18 +0100 5616685 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5616686&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F20%2Fmake-snow-ice-cream.htm When you look outside, do you see snow? If you're tired of shoveling snow, try doing something fun with it. 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Gräbe was a German organic chemist who discovered a method to synthesize the distinctive red alizarin dye with Carl Liebermann. 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Frankland was an English chemist who pioneered the idea of valency. He theorized the an element could combine with a limited selection of other ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5603557 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:05:39 +0100 5603557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5603558&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F17%2Fwhy-is-water-a-polar-molecule.htm Water (H2O) is a polar solvent and each water molecule exhibits polarity. Do you know why?Water is polar because of the difference in electronegativity between hydrogen and oxygen. 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William Pikering was an American astronomer who ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5603560 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:05:48 +0100 5603560 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5603561&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F16%2Fwhy-glue-doesnt-stick-to-the-bottle.htm Have you ever wondered why glue doesn't stick to the inside of the glue bottle? Why not set up an experiment to see if you can figure out what glue ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5603561 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:50:43 +0100 5603561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5603562&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F16%2Fchemistry-in-daily-life.htm Chemistry plays an important role in your daily life, whether you are aware of it or not. Everything you see and touch is comprised of chemicals. Chemistry is involved with ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5603562 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:11:24 +0100 5603562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5603563&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F15%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-16-nicolas-leblanc.htm January 16th marks the death of Nicolas Leblanc. Leblanc was a French physician and amateur chemist who developed a method to convert common salt (sodium chloride) into soda ash (sodium ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5603563 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:05:18 +0100 5603563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5603564&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F15%2Fhow-to-win-the-google-science-fair.htm The Google Science Fair is one of the biggest (and coolest) science fairs in the world. Anyone between the ages of 13 and 18 is eligible to enter. You can ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5603564 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:23:08 +0100 5603564 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592471&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F14%2Fmelting-point-versus-freezing-point.htm You might be thinking the melting point and freezing point of a substance occur at the same temperature. Sometimes they do, but sometimes they don't. The melting point of a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592471 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:50:35 +0100 5592471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592472&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F14%2Fnew-gases-study-guide.htm This study guide is good for students who need a general outline and example problems concerning: the properties of gases gas vocabulary words pressure and temperature units Dalton's law of partial pressures the ideal gas law and special cases Kinetic theory of gases Density of gases Graham's law of diffusion and effusion real gases vs. ideal gases This study guide also provides links to a worksheet and test covering topics in this guide along with other chemistry resources. 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Virtanen was a Finnish biochemist who invented the AIV (his initials) fodder technique to prevent spoilage in stored green silage. Storing green plant ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592470 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5592470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592474&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-14-cato-guldberg.htm January 14th marks the passing of Cato Guldberg. Cato and Peter Waage were Norwegian chemists who discovered the chemistry law of mass action. The law of mass action relates the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592474 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:05:13 +0100 5592474 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592475&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2F2012-google-science-fair.htm Google is sponsoring its online science competition again this year. All you need in order to enter is to be between the ages of 13 and 18. You can work ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592475 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:18:48 +0100 5592475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592476&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F13%2Fperiodic-table-trends-and-periodicity-quiz.htm Do you understand how the periodic table is organized and how you can use it to predict trends or periodicity in the properties of the elements? You can be sure ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592476 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:53:24 +0100 5592476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592477&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-13-paul-niggli.htm January 13th marks the passing of Paul Niggli. Niggli was a Swiss mineralogist who was a pioneer of x-ray crystallography. He developed the mathematical system of space groups that defined ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592477 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:05:05 +0100 5592477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592478&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2Fborax-crystal-heart.htm It's just as easy to make a borax crystal heart as it is to make a borax crystal snowflake. Easier, actually, since you only need one pipecleaner. Just form a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592478 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:28:31 +0100 5592478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5592479&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F12%2Fwhy-rings-turn-your-finger-green.htm Have you ever gotten a green ring around your finger from wearing a ring? How about a black ring or a red ring? Discoloration where a ring touches your skin ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5592479 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:21:28 +0100 5592479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576387&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F09%2Fscience-fair-projects-by-grade-level-2.htm You can search for a science fair project idea by grade level to narrow down your choices. If you're seeking a science fair project idea, be sure to check projects ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576387 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:39:59 +0100 5576387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576386&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F09%2Fwhat-are-the-ingredients-in-rubbing-alcohol.htm (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576386 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5576386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576388&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F08%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-9-richard-abegg.htm January 9th is Richard Abegg's birthday. Abegg was a German chemist who was one of the early researchers of valence theory. His experiments showed a tendency between maximum of minimum ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576388 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:05:56 +0100 5576388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576389&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F08%2Fwhy-egrets-are-white-while-flamingos-are-pink.htm You're probably aware that flamingos are pink or orange because of what they eat. Flamingos ingest algae and crustaceans that are rich in carotenoids, the same type of pigment molecules ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576389 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:15:52 +0100 5576389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576390&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F07%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-8-melvin-calvin-and-dark-reactions.htm January 8th marks the passing of Melvin Calvin. Calvin was an American biochemist who discovered what would become referred to as the "Calvin cycle" or carbon fixation in photosynthesis. The ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576390 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:05:35 +0100 5576390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576391&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F07%2Fmake-disappearing-ink.htm Once upon a time on a high school field trip, my class visited a magic shop, where we got some disappearing ink. We had great fun spritzing each other with ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576391 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:16:35 +0100 5576391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576392&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F07%2Fhow-chemical-hair-removal-works.htm Have you ever wondered how chemical hair removal (a chemical depilatory) works? Examples of common brands include Nair, Veet and Magic Shave. Chemical hair removal products are available as creams, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576392 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:08:30 +0100 5576392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5576393&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-7-eilhard-mitscherlich.htm January 7th is Eilhard Mitscherlich's birthday. Mitscherlich was a German chemist who introduced the idea of isomorphism. He theorized that chemical substances that crystallize together into a solid will typically ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5576393 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:05:25 +0100 5576393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568306&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2F20-questions-chemistry-quiz.htm How well do you know high school general chemistry? Here is a 20 question multiple choice quiz with questions gathered from all areas of chemistry. If you've taken chemistry you ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568306 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:26:09 +0100 5568306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568305&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F06%2Fcolor-change-gel-eggs-food-chemistry-project.htm Have you seen those drinks with the floating edible eggs or beads in them? One interesting brand was Orbitz Soda, which contained colored beads that were suspended in the carbonated ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568305 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5568305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568307&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2Fon-this-day-in-science-january-6-anselme-payen-and-cellulose.htm January 6th is Anselme Payen's birthday. Payen was a French chemist who, among other things, was the first to identify and isolate cellulose. Cellulose is a carbohydrate, particularly a polysaccharide ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568307 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:05:26 +0100 5568307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568308&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2F10-ways-to-impress-a-science-fair-judge.htm I'm talking about making a positive impression... there are lots of ways you can make a negative impression on a science fair judge. If that's your goal, turn in a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568308 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:19:14 +0100 5568308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568309&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2Fwatch-the-magic-crystal-tree-grow.htm The magic crystal Christmas tree is a crystal growing kit that you can find in stores or online. You can even make the tree and crystal growing solution yourself. You ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568309 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:01:17 +0100 5568309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568310&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F05%2Fis-there-a-chemical-that-changes-color-when-someone-pees-in-the-pool.htm I recently received this question via email, so here's the answer. No. There is no chemical which changes color when someone urinates in a swimming pool. There are dyes which ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568310 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:44:51 +0100 5568310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568311&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F04%2Fthis-day-in-science-history-january-5-harold-urey-and-deuterium.htm January 5th marks the passing of Harold Urey. Urey was an American chemist who was awarded the 1934 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of deuterium. Deuterium is an isotope ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568311 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:05:28 +0100 5568311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568312&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F04%2Fshelf-life-of-common-household-chemicals.htm You can tell when milk is bad and you probably have an idea of when to throw out the mayo in your fridge, but you may be unaware of the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568312 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:00:29 +0100 5568312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568313&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F04%2Feasy-science-projects.htm Easy science projects are great because you can get reliable results without doing anything complicated. You may have tried some of these easy science projects, but there are so many, ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568313 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:37:39 +0100 5568313 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5568314&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F03%2Fon-this-day-in-scinece-history-january-4-schrodingers-cat.htm January 4th marks the passing of Erwin Schrödinger. Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist who was one of the founders of quantum mechanics. He described the quantum state of a particle ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5568314 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:05:12 +0100 5568314 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556585&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F01%2Fwhat-is-cubic-zirconia.htm Cubic zirconia or CZ is the crystalline manmade form of zirconium dioxide, ZnO2. Zirconium dioxide is also known as zirconia. Ordinarily, zirconia would form monoclinic crystals. A stabilizer (yttrium oxide ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556585 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:58:55 +0100 5556585 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556584&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2012%2F01%2F01%2Fchemicals-for-hangovers.htm New Year's Eve celebrations often involve alcohol. If your does, and you're seeking to minimize the risk of a hangover or find yourself dealing with one, some knowledge of biochemistry ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556584 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5556584 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556586&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F31%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-january-1.htm January 1st marks the beginning of a new year and the passing of Martin Heinrich Klaproth. Klaproth was a leading German apothecary and chemist of his time. He was responsible ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556586 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:05:56 +0100 5556586 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556587&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F31%2Fhow-jell-o-works.htm There are other types of gelatin desserts besides Jell-o™, but Jell-o brand is so widely recognized the name tends to be applied to all gelatins. Whatever you choose to call ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556587 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:06:50 +0100 5556587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556588&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-31-john-flamsteed.htm December 31st marks the end of another year and the passing of John Flamsteed. Flamsteed was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He was the primary force behind ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556588 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:05:28 +0100 5556588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556589&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2Fthings-you-shouldnt-microwave.htm You can see some interesting phenonema using your microwave, but is it worth the risk? When you microwave something, you input energy into its molecules. This can produce heat and ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556589 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:34:25 +0100 5556589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556590&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F30%2Ffun-friday-fire-project-homemade-fountain-firework.htm Today's pyro project requires only two ingredients, which you already have if you have made smoke bombs. The fountain firework shoots smoke and violet fire into the air. You may ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556590 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:58:15 +0100 5556590 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556591&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-30-robert-boyle.htm December 30th marks the passing of Robert Boyle. Boyle was an Irish chemist who made a significant contribution away from the alchemical idea of Aristotle's four elements to the atomic ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556591 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:05:59 +0100 5556591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556592&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2Forder-uranium-from-amazon.htm Are you wanting to pick up some uranium to keep around the house or use for testing Geiger counters? If so, you may be interested to learn you can order ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556592 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:21:04 +0100 5556592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5556593&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F29%2Fprevent-a-hangover.htm The other day I mentioned a study that found the severity of a hangover is related to the color of the alcohol...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5556593 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:13:18 +0100 5556593 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5549337&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F28%2Fmake-potassium-nitrate-from-lite-salt.htm Potassium nitrate (saltpeter) is used for many chemistry projects, most notably for making smoke bombs. I've talked about how you can obtain potassium nitrate at a store or online, but ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5549337 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:05:59 +0100 5549337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5549336&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F28%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-29-charles-goodyear.htm December 29th is the birthday of the man who discovered the process to vulcanize rubber. Charles Goodyear spent several years trying to find a method to convert rubber into a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5549336 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5549336 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5549338&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F27%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-28-johannes-rydberg.htm December 28th marks the passing of Johannes Rydberg. Rydberg was a Swedish physicist who discovered an empirical mathematical formula to predict the wavelengths of light emitted by hydrogen atoms. He ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5549338 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:05:28 +0100 5549338 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5549339&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F27%2Fwhat-is-white-gold.htm White gold is a popular alternative to yellow gold, silver or platinum. Some people prefer the silver color of white gold to the yellow color of normal gold, yet may ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5549339 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:26:38 +0100 5549339 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5549340&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F27%2Fdoes-bottled-water-go-bad.htm Although bottled water has an expiration date, it doesn't actually go bad. Why is there an expiration date on a product that doesn't go bad? This is because New Jersey ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5549340 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:10:55 +0100 5549340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5549341&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F26%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-27-louis-pasteur.htm December 27th is Louis Pasteur's birthday. Pasteur was a French chemist best known for developing the pasteurization process to slow the development of microbes in milk and wine. The process ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5549341 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:05:23 +0100 5549341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5549342&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F26%2Finvention-of-fireworks.htm (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5549342 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 07:41:28 +0100 5549342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5542052&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F25%2F12-days-of-christmas-holiday-plants.htm What's Christmas without a Christmas tree, mistletoe, holly and maybe a poinsettia or two? You've probably been warned that many of the traditional holiday plants contain toxic chemicals. Yet, how ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5542052 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:04:04 +0100 5542052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5542051&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F25%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-26-clemens-winkler.htm December 26th is Clemens Winkler's birthday. Winkler was the German chemist who discovered the element germanium. While working as a professor of chemistry at the Freiberg School of Mines, he ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5542051 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5542051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5542053&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F24%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-25-ernst-ruska.htm December 25th is Ernst Ruska's birthday. Ruska was a German physicist who developed the first working electron microscope in 1933. The electron microscope works much like an optical microscope except for ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5542053 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:05:36 +0100 5542053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5542054&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F24%2F12-days-of-christmas-poinsettia-ph-paper.htm Work chemistry into the 12 Days of Christmas by making poinsettia pH paper and testing the pH of holiday treats. If you don't have a poinsettia handy, there are several ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5542054 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:31:19 +0100 5542054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5542055&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F23%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-24-james-joule.htm December 24th is James Joule's birthday. Joule was the English physicist who helped formulate the first law of thermodynamics. He showed heat energy and mechanical work were related and that ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5542055 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:10:45 +0100 5542055 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5542056&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F23%2F12-days-of-christmas-make-a-snow-globe.htm For the 12 Days of Christmas Chemistry, why not crystallize benzoic acid into sparkling "snow" that won't melt inside a snow globe. This project helps reinforce concepts relating to solubility ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5542056 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:44:49 +0100 5542056 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532740&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F22%2Fhow-to-make-hydrogen-gas.htm Hydrogen is one of the easiest gases to prepare. You can do it at home, using water! The easiest method uses electricity from a battery to split water, H2O, to ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532740 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:05:49 +0100 5532740 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532741&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F22%2Fwhat-to-do-if-youre-failing-chemistry.htm I suspect I don't have to tell you this: not everyone who takes chemistry passes it. If you're taking a chemistry course and it feels like a sliding down into ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532741 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:34:01 +0100 5532741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532742&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F22%2F12-days-of-christmas-holiday-fire-projects.htm What's Christmas without a cheery fire? Of course, I'd celebrate with a fire even if I lived in the Southern Hemisphere, but that's probably just me...If you have a fireplace, why not color the fire to make it especially festive? You could work the thermite reaction into your celebration or even make some homemade fireworks.How to Color FireColored Fire PineconesMake Thermite To Light a Solstice BonfireHow To Make Fireworks (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532742 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:44:26 +0100 5532742 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532739&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F22%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-23-devils-copper.htm December 23rd is Axel Cronstedt's birthday. Cronstedt was the Swedish chemist and mineralogist who first isolated the element nickel. He isolated the metal from a sample of ore known ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532739 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5532739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532743&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F21%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-22-wollaston-and-palladium.htm December 22nd marks the passing of William Hyde Wollaston. Wollaston was a British chemist who first isolated the element palladium. In the early 19th Century, platinum was separated from its ore ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532743 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:05:19 +0100 5532743 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532744&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F21%2F12-days-of-christmas-christmas-cooking-chemistry.htm Cooking is a form of chemistry in which you mix chemicals in order to make something tasty to eat. You can grow edible crystals that resemble snow or ice or ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532744 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:20:10 +0100 5532744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532745&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F21%2Fwordless-wednesday-make-snow-for-a-white-christmas.htm If you want a white Christmas but the weather won't cooperate, why not make your own snow? (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532745 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:33:28 +0100 5532745 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532746&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F20%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-21-nebulium.htm December 21st is Ira Sprague Bowen's birthday. Bowen was an American astrophysicist and spectroscopist who disproved the existence of the element 'nebulium'. Nebulium was the name given to the unknown element ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532746 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:05:24 +0100 5532746 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532747&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F20%2F12-days-of-christmas-christmas-chemistry-demonstrations.htm Christmas is a terrific season for performing memorable demonstrations to interest students in chemistry. Here are some ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532747 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:08:11 +0100 5532747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5532748&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F20%2Fwhat-do-the-elements-look-like.htm Only about 120 elements have been discovered (the slosh factor has to do with verification of the discovery), yet most people are unaware of how the elements look. It's not ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5532748 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:24:22 +0100 5532748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520143&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F19%2Fnew-homes-turn-hair-green.htm Do you want green hair? Aside from wearing a wig or purposely dyeing your hair, you could get green hair from swimming in a pool or, it turns out, from ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520143 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:36:32 +0100 5520143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520144&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F19%2F12-days-of-christmas-chemistry-christmas-presents.htm It's possible I'm a little biased, but I think science-y Christmas presents are the coolest! There are all sorts of chemistry sets, crystal growing kits, slime projects, glow in the ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520144 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:07:12 +0100 5520144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520142&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F19%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-20-van-de-graaff.htm December 20th is Robert Van de Graaff's birthday. Van de Graaff was an American physicist who invented the Van de Graaff electrostatic generator. Small Van de Graaff generators are common ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520142 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5520142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520145&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F18%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-19-robert-millikan-and-oil-drops.htm December 19th marks the passing of Robert Millikan. Millikan was an American physicist best known for his famous oil drop experiment. The experiment was designed to measure the charge of ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520145 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:05:33 +0100 5520145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520146&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F18%2F12-days-of-christmas-homemade-wrapping-paper.htm You can use chemistry to make exquisite homemade wrapping paper to wrap the perfect Christmas present. Learn how to marble paper using common household materials. What is really neat about ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520146 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:05:59 +0100 5520146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520147&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F18%2Fthermite-reaction-to-light-solstice-bonfire.htm The winter solstice marks the first day of winter. This year it occurs at 05:30 (5:30 am) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on December 22, 2011. Are you looking for a ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520147 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:08:09 +0100 5520147 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520148&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F18%2Fazaagrow-potassium-alum-or-ruby-crystals.htm This is one of the most beautiful and largest crystals you can grow overnight. All you need is hot water and potassium alum, also known as potash alum. Potassium alum ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520148 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:29:16 +0100 5520148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520149&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F17%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-18-j-j-thomson.htm December 18th is J. J. Thomson's birthday. Thomson was a British physicist who is best known for the discovery of the electron. He was investigating the discharge of gases in ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520149 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:05:44 +0100 5520149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520150&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F17%2F12-days-of-christmas-snow-for-white-christmas.htm Are you looking forward to a White Christmas? Thanks to chemistry, you can have a White Christmas even if the weather won't cooperate. For the 4th Day of Christmas, learn ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520150 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:29:40 +0100 5520150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5520151&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F17%2Fwhy-doesnt-vodka-freeze.htm People who drink vodka commonly keep it in the freezer. The vodka gets nice and cold, yet it doesn't freeze. Have you ever wondered why that is? Will the vodka ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5520151 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:39:23 +0100 5520151 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5511875&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Farctic-methane-may-accelerate-climate-change.htm Yahoo! News reports plumes of methane bubbling up to the surface of the Arctic Ocean may be releasing enough gas to speed global climate change. Igor Semiletov and his team ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5511875 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:26:59 +0100 5511875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5511876&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2F12-days-of-christmas-baking-ingredient-substitutions.htm Christmas is a time for holiday baking, which is all about chemistry. You mix ingredients to perform chemical reactions, applying heat to affect the outcome. You've got ingredients that react ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5511876 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:14:48 +0100 5511876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5511874&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F16%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-17-carbon-14-dating.htm December 17th is Willard Libby's birthday. Libby was the American physical chemist who developed the carbon-14 dating technique. This method is used to determine the age of 'once living' objects ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5511874 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5511874 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5511877&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F15%2Fon-this-day-in-science-history-december-16-johann-ritter.htm December 16th is Johann Wilhelm Ritter's birthday. Ritter was a German scientist who invented one of the first dry pile galvanic batteries. Early batteries used electrodes dipped in an acid ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5511877 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:05:56 +0100 5511877 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5511878&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F15%2F12-days-of-christmas-christmas-tree-chemistry.htm What's Christmas without a Christmas tree? For the second day of Christmas, see how to use chemistry to keep a real tree hydrated, grow a crystal or real silver tree ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5511878 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:57:53 +0100 5511878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5511879&cid=s_38289_59_f&fid=38289&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchemistry.about.com%2Fb%2F2011%2F12%2F15%2Fwill-we-run-out-of-helium.htm Helium is the second-lightest element. Although it is rare on Earth, you likely have encountered it in helium-filled balloons. It's the most widely-used of the inert gases, used in arc ...Read Full Post (Source: About.com Chemistry) About.com Chemistry news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5511879 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:36:37 +0100 5511879