What did we learn from the Deepwater Horizon disaster?
Sep 13, 2020 · Sept. 19 marks 10 years since retired US Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, the national incident commander in charge of the Deepwater Horizon response, announced that the spill was over. Although ...
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As nuclear waste piles up, scientists seek the best long-term ...
Mar 30, 2020 · Scientists are studying glass samples to understand long-term corrosion of vitrified nuclear waste. These micrographs show the results of accelerated aging tests on two types of aluminosilicate ...
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What chemicals make airbags inflate, and how have they ...
Nov 15, 2022 · The chemistry used to inflate airbags has evolved. Over the years, automakers have sought to use more efficient, less expensive chemical transformations and to reduce use of any potentially ...
Climate change is destroying our coral reefs. Here’s how scientists ...
Feb 10, 2020 · In partnership with universities and industry, Australian government scientists are exploring myriad strategies to preserve the Great Barrier Reef. This reef alone constitutes 10% of the world’s ...
C&EN Global Top 50 - Chemical & Engineering News
Many of the world's largest chemical producers saw profits decline in 2022. Sources: Company documents, C&EN analysis. Note: Some figures were converted at 2022 average exchange rates of US$1.00 ...
CRISPR genome editing gets 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Oct 9, 2020 · The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has gone to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna “for the development of a method for genome editing.”. That method, formally known as CRISPR-Cas9 ...
What's in marshmallows, and how do the ingredients ... - C&EN
Apr 2, 2021 · The two sweeteners are actually different. Sugar, or sucrose, is a disaccharide made up of one glucose and one fructose molecule linked together. Corn syrup is a mixture of the sugars dextrin ...
C&EN’s top 50 US chemical producers for 2021
May 10, 2021 · Avient2021 chemical sales: $1.5 billion. Avient is a new name for an old company, PolyOne. The company made the change last July, when it closed its purchase of Clariant's masterbatch business for ...