Chemistry
I Saw the Future in Columbia’s Nanotechnology Clean Room
I entered a fragile world of UV-sensitive research, nylon clean suits, and beard covers.
Scientists Used Nanoparticles to Turn a Window Into a Mirror and Back Again
For the first time, a reversible nanoparticle array can transition between a window and a mirror.
‘Smart Labels’ of the Future Can Tell Us When to Throw Out Food
No more smell test? Sounds good to us.
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Meet the Researcher Making Food Out of Electricity
Juha-Pekka Pitkänen has made a powder substance you can ingest in a few different ways.
Surprise Discovery Shows 'Artificial Atoms' Rapidly Self-Assembling Into Complex Structures
A new front opens in materials science.
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Surreal Mushroom Cloud Landscapes Look Positively Radioactive
Yoshimitsu Umekawa reflects on Japan's nuclear past through trippy neon photos made with water, light, and ink.
Paintings Break Down Exactly What Happens on Psychedelic Drugs
Kelsey Brookes visualizing psychotropics like LSD.
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America's Trippiest Chemist: Making Psychedelics 'Was Fun'
For over 40 years, Dave Nichols had government license to make Schedule 1 drugs like LSD and DMT for research.
We Tried to Figure Out When Your Drug Stash Will Expire
For that moment you dig out a baggie from god knows when.