Chemicals and the Fight Against Zika
June 5, 2016
The Zika virus is spreading quickly, and with it are fears concerning birth defects, extended illnesses, and even death. Actually first detected in..
Chemical Responsibility: Correcting the Flint Water Crisis through Analytical Chemistry
May 29, 2016
In April 2014, the city of Flint, Michigan switched its primary water source from that treated by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the..
Can the Chemicals We Exhale Reveal Our Mood?
May 22, 2016
In a groundbreaking new study, scientists have linked the chemicals in our breath to the emotions we’re experiencing. How can their data be..
Borax: Not Just for Soap
May 15, 2016
Borax has been mined commercially in the U.S. since all the way back in the early 1800s. It’s a mineral – actually, a salt of boric acid – that comes..
Big Data and Chemical Manufacturing
May 8, 2016
Chemical processors and consumers are increasingly warming to the idea of Big Data. Cloud computing – that is, storing Petabytes worth of information..
3 Criteria the Best Purchasing Managers Use to Make Chemical Buying Decisions
May 1, 2016
Chemical purchasing managers have an important job. One of the first links in the chain of research, manufacturing, or production, they’re..