Discover three captivating science experiments that bring physics concepts to life! Watch as a water balloon burst in slow ...

I read the article on the American Chemical Society’s new strategy (C&EN, Jan. 13, 2025, page 41) and noticed that one of the new core values is passion for science. One way of encouraging a passion ...

We’ve known for a long time that the planets travel around the sun, but there was a period where this was still new, exciting, and worthy of public demonstrations. Eighteenth century artist Joseph ...

Explore the fascinating world of magnets with a variety of fun and educational experiments using everyday objects. Watch as we test the magnetic properties of apples, stack iron coins using a ...

“My favorite element is bromide,” said David R. Sullivan, University of Oregon’s lecture demonstration coordinator. “You know you’re a chemistry nerd when you have a favorite element.” Every science ...

Two of chemistry’s most colorful ambassadors will perform dazzling feats of physical science in an interactive chemistry show at UC Santa Cruz on Sunday, October 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Thimann 3 ...

Two lines of tents filled with people stand under big shade trees. A line of chemistry-festival tents in the historic Paseo de la Princesa. The vibrant public location is chosen to help create ...

Yewande Oluwole, 5, and her sister Jadesola, 3, love astronomy and can name every planet—even the dwarf planets. But peering through a refracting telescope at a tree branch on the University of ...

It's in the clothes we wear, the food we eat and the cars we drive. Chemistry is inescapable. "I like to do things that illustrate the uses of chemistry," chemistry professor John Fortman said. "I try ...

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