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Going through emails, I came across a request from ASPEX to link to a scholarship they're offering. $1,000 and "an opportunity to co-author a poster with ASPEX at Pittcon 2010." If you are an undergrad thinking of applying for this,...
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The Royal Society of Chemistry is offering a million pounds to anyone who can bring them 100% chemical-free material....
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I've been following this hurricane season unusually closely, because I know more people in affected regions than ever. My favorite place to stay caught up is Jeff Masters' blog. You can find lists of survivors and donate to hurricane relief...
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If you have been reading SB long enough to remember the DonorsChoose promotion, you might be interested in this. It's videos of scientists talking about their first experiments and why they like science, and if you vote on the one...
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Even in the case of floating severed feet, apparently!...
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I've been thinking more about energy sources since oil was at $50/barrel . Since we reached the staggering heights of the last few months, I've been puzzling even more over what people will move to next....
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A couple previous molecules of the day were in the news today: polylactide and lead chromate....
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Certain compounds occur as "hydrates"; that is, with one or more molecules of water. Sometimes there is just water trapped in the crystal structure at a specific stoichiometry (i.e., creatine), sometimes the water is actually covalently incorporated into the molecule,...
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I posted Sunday and last year about the putative use of fluoresciein in the Chicago river on St. Patrick's day. As some readers pointed out, they apparently aren't using it anymore....
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The readership might also enjoy A Chemical Sabbatical....
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