Latest Contributing Articles
Oct 23, 2009
Some Elements of Medicine: A Sample of Metals and Their Compounds Used to Treat Illnesses
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Anthony Toole
Oct 22, 2009
Metabolism and Valence Electron Energy: Oxygen Has Lower Energy Orbitals Than Carbon or Hydrogen
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Oct 13, 2009
A Simple Explanation of Adenosine Triphosphate: ATP is the Biochemical Energy Molecule of Living Cells
In: Biochemistry
By: Bridget Coila
Sep 28, 2009
Structure of an Atom: Atoms are of Biological Importance
In: Biochemistry
By: Diane Ursu
Sep 27, 2009
Cell Metabolism is a Defining Feature of Life: Even Living Cells Need Nurishment in Order to Function
In: Biochemistry
By: Deborah Percy
Sep 21, 2009
The Solvay Process for Carbonates: Manufacture of Sodium Carbonate and Bicarbonate
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Harry P. Schlanger
Sep 20, 2009
Redox Reactions Defined: Named According to Gain or Loss of Electrons
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Harry P. Schlanger
Sep 10, 2009
Does Distilled Water Conduct Electricity? How Water Conducts Electric Currents
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Megan Jungwi
Aug 26, 2009
Alchemy and the Philosopher's Stone: A Brief History with the Nature of an Alchemist's Goal
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Lorraine Syratt
Aug 22, 2009
The Uses of Hydrogen Peroxide: A Reagent that Bleaches, Cleans and Creates Fluorescence
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Jennifer Graham
Aug 6, 2009
Naming Linear Alkynes: Rules of Nomenclature for Triple-Bonded Linear Hydrocarbons
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Philip McIntosh
Jul 28, 2009
Cell Membrane: Phospholipid Bilayer Formed by Surface Tension
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Jul 21, 2009
What Is Surface Tension? Hydrogen Bonds, Organized Water and Maximized Entropy
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Jul 13, 2009
Telling the Difference Between Gemstones: How Scientists and Industry Professionals Identify Gemstones
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Megan Jungwi
Jul 7, 2009
How Shampoo Works: The Chemistry Behind Shampoo's Cleansing Action
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Megan Jungwi
Jul 7, 2009
Alcohol, More Than Just a Drink: The Importance in Chemistry of Alcohols and Related Compounds
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Jul 6, 2009
Why Water and Oil Don't Mix: Here's Why Oil Does Not Dissolve in Water
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Megan Jungwi
Jul 1, 2009
Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic and Hydrogen Bonds: Oily Molecules are Unable to Bond with Water
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Jul 1, 2009
Hydrogen Bonds Form Biological Structures: H-bond is H Attached to Valence Electron Pair of O or N
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Jun 24, 2009
Cell Metabolism and Energy Basics for Everyone: Energy Extraction, Capture,Transfer, Burning Makes Life Possible
In: Biochemistry
By: Donald Reinhardt
Jun 23, 2009
Titanium, Modern Technology's Designer Metal: An Indispensable Element, Once Thought to be Rare and of Little Use
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Jun 23, 2009
Naming Alkane Alcohols: Nomenclature of Hydroxylated Compounds With Carbon Single Bonds
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Philip McIntosh
Jun 19, 2009
Naming Linear Alkenes: Rules of Nomenclature for Linear Double-Bonded Carbon Compounds
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Philip McIntosh
Jun 17, 2009
The History of Polystyrene: How the Widely Used Expanded Packaging Material was Developed
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jun 15, 2009
Naming Cyclic Alkanes: Rules of Nomenclature For Single-Bonded Carbon Rings
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Philip McIntosh
Jun 10, 2009
Naming Linear Alkanes: Rules of Nomenclature For Single-Bonded Carbon-Hydrogen Compounds
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Philip McIntosh
May 18, 2009
Everyday Chemistry Investigation Projects: Research the Science of Normal Life using Scientific Method
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Apr 28, 2009
Simple Explanation of the Types of Chemical Bond: The Main Ways that Atoms Join Together to Form Molecules
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Martin Bell
Apr 21, 2009
Simple Explanation of Atomic Structure: Definitions of Parts of the Atom and How They Affect Chemistry
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Martin Bell
Apr 9, 2009
Nuclear Binding Energy: What Holds the Nucleus of an Atom Together?
In: Physical Chemistry
By: Martin Bell
Mar 31, 2009
Reaction Specificity of Enzymes: Proteins Rigidly Bind Ligands by Multiple Weak Bonds
In: Biochemistry
By: Art Ayers
Mar 25, 2009
Safety Issues With Hydrofluoric Acid: Special Precautions Needed When Handling HF
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Martin Bell
Mar 21, 2009
Aluminium (Aluminum), Earth's Commonest Metal: Only Non-metals Oxygen and Silicon are More Abundant in the Crust
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Mar 12, 2009
How DVDs and CDs Store Data: Reading and Writing a Digital Versatile Disk or Compact Disk
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Martin Bell
Feb 26, 2009
Why Does Red Cabbage Change Color When Cooked? Red Anthocyanin Pigments in Cabbage Turn Color with Changes in pH
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Stephanie Jolly
Feb 16, 2009
Physics of Ice and Water: Water's Liquid and Solid Phases Are Vastly Different
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Albert Burchsted
Jan 8, 2009
Properties and Uses of Sodium Bicarbonate: Baking Soda Bicarbonate has Powerful Effects and Myriad Applications
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Harry P. Schlanger
Dec 9, 2008
Calcium, the Element of Construction: Compounds of this Metal Support Mountains, Buildings and Our Bodies
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Dec 5, 2008
Adolf Baeyer and the Synthesis of Indigo Dye: Nobel Prize Winner for Chemistry in 1905
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Andy Allison
Nov 29, 2008
Hermann Fischer Discoverer of the Peptide Bond: The Early Chemistry of Peptides, Purines, and Sugars
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Andy Allison
Nov 19, 2008
Jacobus van't Hoff Pioneer of Physical Chemistry: The World's First Nobel Chemistry Prize Winner
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Andy Allison
Nov 8, 2008
Silicon - Applications of the Ubiquitous Element: In Many Periods, the Uses of Silicon Compounds Have Defined the Age
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Nov 8, 2008
Silicon, the Element That is Everywhere: A Natural Resource That Will Never Be in Short Supply
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Oct 22, 2008
Entropy and Free Energy Made Simple: Everyday Models to Explain Thermodynamics
In: Physical Chemistry
By: Andy Allison
Oct 14, 2008
The Platinum Group Metals: An Industrially Important Family of Very Rare and Expensive Elements
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Oct 3, 2008
Zinc, Wide Usage of a Modest Metal: One of the Earliest Metals to have Appeared in Human History
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Sep 15, 2008
Water The Greenhouse Gas in a Glass: Structure of Water Molecules and Role in Climate Change
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Andy Allison
Sep 2, 2008
Blue Skies, White Clouds, Red Sunsets: Some Effects of Colloid Sized Particles
In: Physical Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Aug 14, 2008
Phosphorus, the Bringer of Light: A Toxic Element that is Essential to all Living Things
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Aug 9, 2008
Proteins and Amino Acids: The Biochemistry of the Building Blocks of All Proteins
In: Biochemistry
By: Kenneth Rosen
Aug 3, 2008
Angiotensin II Signaling Pathways: G-protein Activation and Kinase Signaling Cascades
In: Biochemistry
By: Alicia Mae Prater
Jun 14, 2008
Rhubarb and Other Poisons: This Delicious Food Contains a Highly Toxic Chemical
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Jun 8, 2008
Radioactive Element Polonium. One of the great and ultimately tragic Tales of Chemistry.
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Anthony Toole
Jun 1, 2008
Oxygen and Dietary Antioxidants: Oxidative Stress May Contribute to Aging and Disease
In: Biochemistry
By: Tamara Golden
Apr 23, 2008
The Periodic Table by E.R.Scerri: A Review of this New Book on a Foundational Topic of Chemistry
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Apr 21, 2008
Atmospheric Chemistry: Natural and Man-made Chemicals in the Air
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Mar 28, 2008
The Production and Uses of Zinc: The Metal used for Galvanising, Paints, Brass and other Alloys
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Mar 27, 2008
Environmental Chemistry: The Chemistry of Earth, Water and Air in Balance
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Mar 25, 2008
Atomic Orbitals: The Quantum Mechanics of Electrons in Atoms
In: Physical Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Mar 16, 2008
LSD – Psychedelic Hallucinogen: Recreational Drug "Acid" was Produced Accidentally
In: Biochemistry
By: Simon Davies
Mar 8, 2008
Gasification: Cleaner Electricity: A New Technology that Generates Electricity Cleanly from Fossil Fuel
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Feb 29, 2008
DNA: The Information Molecule: The Double Helix Molecule, Watson and Crick and the Human Genome
In: Biochemistry
By: Simon Davies
Feb 21, 2008
Mass Spectrometry: Identifying Molecules by Smashing them up.
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Feb 19, 2008
Cerium – Rare Earth Element: A Reactive Metal that can Help Reduce Particulate Pollution
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Feb 17, 2008
The Chemistry of Benzene: A Hexagonal Molecule on which is Founded Aromatic Chemistry
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Feb 5, 2008
Chlorine For Water Treatment: Why is Such a Dangerous Chemical Added to Water?
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Feb 2, 2008
Carbon Monoxide: Useful but Deadly: The Silent Killer Used to Make Detergents and Acetic Acid
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jan 30, 2008
The Chemistry of Glass: The Composition and Properties of Different Types of Silica Glass
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jan 28, 2008
The Haber Process: Fixing Nitrogen from Air to Make Ammonia for Fertilizers
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Jan 27, 2008
Surfactants: Cleaning Chemicals: How do Soap and Washing-Up Liquid Work?
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jan 26, 2008
Automated Peptide Synthesis: Bruce Merrifield Invented a New Method for Bulk Protein Synthesis
In: Biochemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jan 16, 2008
Kevlar: Bullet-Proof Polymer: Plastic that is Five Times Stronger than Steel
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jan 13, 2008
Is Salt Bad for You? Does Sodium Chloride Causes High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease?
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Nov 14, 2007
Pauling and Sickle Cell Anemia: The First Condition Described as a Molecular Disease
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Oct 22, 2007
What Is Cellular Metabolism? Anabolic Pathways of Aerobic Respiration Turn Food into ATP Energy
In: Biochemistry
By: Tami Port
Oct 20, 2007
What Is an Enzyme Catalyst? Catalytic Proteins and Catalysis in Living Systems
In: Biochemistry
By: Tami Port
Oct 17, 2007
What Is the Nucleotide ATP? The Energy Currency of Organic Molecule Adenosine Triphosphate
In: Biochemistry
By: Tami Port
Oct 15, 2007
What Are Organic Molecules? Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids and Nucleic Acids
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Tami Port
Oct 15, 2007
Amino Acids and Proteins: Structure and Function of Peptide Monomers & Polypeptide Polymers
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Tami Port
Oct 15, 2007
What Is a Carbohydrate or Saccharide? Mono- Di- and Polysaccharides: Sugar's Sweet Organic Molecules
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Tami Port
Oct 15, 2007
What Is a Lipid Molecule? Organic Chemistry of Fats, Phospholipids, Waxes & Steroids
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Tami Port
Oct 5, 2007
The Chemistry of Sulfuric Acid: The Industrial Chemical Produced in the Largest Volume in the World
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Oct 4, 2007
Rates of Chemical Reactions: The Study of Kinetics, Catalysts, Conditions and Collision Theory
In: Physical Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Sep 25, 2007
An Introduction to Noble Gases: Elements in this group have a special electron configuration.
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Lisa A. Bessasparis
Sep 24, 2007
Methods of Electroplating: Plating Metal Objects Using Electrochemistry
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Aug 6, 2007
Types of Polymers: Different Categories of Long Chain Molecules
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Aug 2, 2007
The History of Polymers: Long-Chain Molecules which Have Become Indispensable in Modern Life
In: Organic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jul 28, 2007
Metals and Non-Metals: Classification of Elements According to Properties
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jul 25, 2007
What is Physical Chemistry? Energy Changes, Atomic Structure and Reaction Rates
In: Physical Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Jul 23, 2007
Enzyme Inhibition: Ribonuclease A and Tosylphenylalanine Chloromethyl Ketone(TPCK)
In: Biochemistry
By: Melanie Lamprecht
Jun 3, 2007
Cholesterol Chemistry: Is Cholesterol Bad for our Health? Why do we need Cholesterol?
In: Biochemistry
By: Simon Davies
May 22, 2007
The Chemistry of Fat: Saturated and Unsaturated Triglyceride Lipids
In: Biochemistry
By: Simon Davies
May 17, 2007
Wine Chemistry: The Importance of Chemical Understanding in Wine Manufacture
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
May 3, 2007
How do Batteries Work? The Portable Electricity Source is Indispensable in Modern Life
In: Everyday Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Apr 30, 2007
Electrochemistry: Chemical Reactions Caused by Electric Current
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Apr 21, 2007
Proteins: Polymers of Amino Acids Vital to Biochemistry in the Human Body
In: Biochemistry
By: Simon Davies
Apr 13, 2007
Chemical Websites: A Roundup of Chemistry Resources on the Internet.
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Apr 10, 2007
Oxidation and Reduction: Redox Reactions Useful to Understand Batteries and Metal Extraction
In: Inorganic Chemistry
By: Simon Davies
Mar 31, 2007
The Chemistry of Concrete: Aggregate, cement and water combine in important chemical reactions
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
Mar 28, 2007
Water – The Chemical for Life: A compound of Oxygen and Hydrogen with unique properties.
In: Chemistry (general)
By: Simon Davies
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