Science News looks gas flares, the open flames used to burn off leaking natural gas and to convert methane to CO2 directly at oil fields. They find that they’re less effective than … Read the rest “Gas flares don’t burn off as much methane as they should – to the tune of 3 million cars’ worth of pollution.”
The flame from a Bunsen burner (a standard piece of chemistry equipment; you might have used one in high school) can change color and height depending on how much air flows into the jet of fuel.… Read the rest “Science Art: Bunsen burner flame types, by Arthur Jan Fijałkowski (WarX).”
This is an ad for a chemical that seemed like a miracle in the 60s (at least to this marketing department), but is one of those things to which people nowadays develop chemical sensitivities.… Read the rest “Science Art: Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP): GAF’s Gift to Women, 1967.”
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that ordinary water becomes ice when it gets really cold (which we all already knew) but also can become a second, denser liquid form… Read the rest “There are two waters, once it gets cold.”
This is some laboratory glassware used in Pasteur’s experiments, as illustrated in Les merveilles de l’industrie, an 1873 science book that has a marvelous gallery on Flickr… Read the rest “Science Art: “Ballon à col sinueux employé par M. Pasteur dans ses expériences contre la génération spontanée”, 1873.”
Scientific American introduces us to the RadSecure program, which aims to keep the radioactive isotopes in use all around us from getting too close for comfort (or good health):
… Read the rest “There’s radioactive material *everywhere*. Here’s who’s trying to clean up clinics and food processing plants..”Radioactive
SONG: “Lost Aromas (A Rose)”.
ARTIST: grant.
SOURCE: Discover 25 Jan 2022, “Smells Are Going Extinct, So Researchers Are Working to Preserve Them,” as used … Read the rest “SONG: Lost Aromas (A Rose)”
Discover reports on the growing field of “scent researchers” who are attempting to bring back smells that have long since gone away, and to record the smells we’ve got… Read the rest “On the extinction of smells, and the attempt to preserve an aroma.”
IEEE Spectrum reports on a research team that has created a new method for recycling the environmentally risky chemicals used in lithium-ion batteries – the kind of batteries used… Read the rest “These recycled lithium-ion batteries are outperforming new ones.”
Australia’s RMIT University is excited by the prospects of a surface that kills bacteria on its own, without any antiseptics being applied – a new form of copper that can eliminate… Read the rest “Bacteria-killing copper fights superbug spread”
Scientific American explores a frontier of carbon-neutral industry – a way to make airplanes and helicopters fly without so many greenhouse gases in their exhaust:
… Read the rest “Jet biofuel could change things.”Two flying machines
Not by drinking it! Discover reveals how watching The Glenlivet whisky evaporates – and leaves an almost uniform stain, unlike splotchier drinks like coffee or wine – gave… Read the rest “Using good scotch to make better electronics”
Science Advances sniffs out something peculiar in a “body volatile” (an actively smelly chemical) called hexadecanal, or HEX, which – based on a test using an unfair… Read the rest “A particular body odor blocks aggression in men, but triggers aggression in women.”
Science News shows a sparkle of optimism with a story on a green alternative to craft glitter, made fabulous from cellulose and plant dyes instead of microplastics:
… Read the rest “Eco-friendly glitter exists. There’s hope for humanity after all.”The inspiration to harness
Science magazine offers a briefing on a paste modeled on barnacle glue that sticks to wet surfaces within 15 seconds – making it a perfect coagulant to stop bleeding wounds:
… Read the rest “Barnacle glue saves lives.”The marine
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