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It All Comes Out in the Wash

11 Dec 2024

Unless you are in the habit of reading the ingredients list on your laundry detergent, you are not likely to be familiar with sodium carbonate. Yet this industrial chemical of great importance has...

Turns Out You Cant Let the Cold In!

29 Nov 2024

Im sure you have been told or have even been the one to tell someone to close the door because they were letting the cold in. While efforts to keep the house warm are noble, the advice is not...

Acrylic Fingernails Harbour Interesting Chemistry

20 Nov 2024

I was queried via email if there are chemicals in acrylic fingernails. I imagine the question was really about the safety of the ingredients because for many the term chemical has become...

The Chemistry of Spider Webs

1 Nov 2024

The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out色. But funnily her web remained unscathed. How?!...

When Science Allows You to Lose Your Head

18 Oct 2024

This article was first published inThe Montreal Gazette.

Oh, That Bathtub Ring!

16 Oct 2024

In 1933 Calgon Incorporated of Pittsburgh introduced its flagship product, appropriately named Calgon. The name was derived from the phrase calcium gone, which was an accurate description of...

The Windmills in Donald Trump's Mind

11 Oct 2024

This article was first published inThe Montreal Gazette. The mind works in mysterious ways.

Tiny MicroRNAs Win Big Nobel Prize

11 Oct 2024

It may surprise you but when microRNAs were discovered, the scientific community shrugged. So what? it seemed to say. Here we are, in 2024, and this discovery has resulted in two of its leading...

Why Do Some People Breathe into a Bag When Hyperventilating?

27 Sep 2024

Just breathe! is probably the worst thing that you can tell someone who is hyperventilating. The fact is, they cant! Whatever the cause of the hyperventilation, screaming and telling someone to...

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