Publication of the Society for Science & the Public
Tag Archives: chemical reaction
Cool Jobs: Explosive pursuits
These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!
Posted in STEM Careers, Technology & Engineering
Tagged airport security, Bibhu Mohanty, blast, bomb, bomb sniffer, bunchberry dogwood, carbon, catapult, chemical reaction, cool jobs, explosions, explosive, feature, geology, gold, Guinness Book of World Records, high speed photography, iron, Joan Edwards, land mine, minerals, mining, molecular sieve, nickel, oxidizer, pollen, reaction, rocks, TNT, topstories, University of Delaware, University of Toronto, Williams College, Yushan Yan, zeolite
Self-cleaning clothes
A few hours of sunshine cleans specially treated cotton fabrics
Posted in Chemistry
Tagged catalyst, chemical reaction, clothing, fabric, feature, fiber, kinetics, photochemical, UV light
Indoor ozone stopper
Oils from human skin fight off this harmful chemical, but at a cost.
Posted in Environment & Pollution
Tagged chemical reaction, ecology, Integumentary, oil, ozone, pollutants, Reactions, skin
Pumping Up Poison Ivy
Boosting carbon dioxide levels makes poison ivy grow faster and become more toxic.
Posted in Plants
Tagged carbon dioxide, chemical reaction, gas, Reactions
Connect: 
Society for Science & the Public
1719 N Street, N.W. | Washington, DC 20036
© 2011 Copyright Science News for Kids