Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, PBDEs, have been used as flame retardants in many common household products such as blankets, couches, food...

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is an important tool in analyzing the structure of organic compounds, and, its relative, Magnetic Resonance...

The production of hydrogen as an alternative fuel to current fossil fuels relies on the creation of a suitably cheap and efficient way to s...

University of Queensland scientists have just completed a study revealing that the human factor involved in the process of identifying a set...

Coccoliths are very small shells of calcium carbonate that form around a number of species of algae. Algae play an important role in the gl...

Methanol as an energy source can be used as a fuel in the same way as petrol (gasoline), or it can be used in fuel cells. About 90% of the w...

World War I, saw the birth of the ANZAC legend*, and also the widespread use of "chemical warfare". The first gas used by the Germ...