The Kavli Foundation Lecture Series (supported by The Kavli Foundation) recognizes groundbreaking discoveries by scientists tackling many of the world’s mounting challenges. The American Chemical ...

THE connection between dentistry and chemistry is a two-fold one. The practical dental surgeon is a worker in metals; he has to prepare amalgams for stoppings and carry out a multitude of similar ...

A copper penny appears to turn to silver after heating in an evaporating dish with a mixture. The penny then appears to turn to gold when heated in a flame. Heat causes a fusion of zinc and copper to ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

The British Journal for the History of Science, Vol. 39, No. 4 (Dec., 2006), pp. 477-501 (25 pages) William Cullen, lecturer in chemistry at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities, spent many years ...

With research, grant writing, and myriad other commitments, chemistry faculty who also have heavy teaching loads may find it tempting to turn to the same lecture notes they’ve been using year after ...