Welcome to Do the Molecule Dance
I learned in second-year chemistry that all molecules dance. They rotate, they vibrate, they bend and stretch their bonds. To do this, a subset of molecules in our atmosphere draws on infrared energy that was supposed to leave Earth for outer space. So when those molecules dance, they trap that energy on Earth instead. We know the result; it is the greenhouse effect. But the molecules, they’re just having a good time.
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Can microbes save us from PFAS?
Chemical & Engineering News
Do we know enough about the safety of quat disinfectants?
Chemical & Engineering News
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How solar panels could help save struggling farms
Huffington Post
The kilogram is dead. Long live the kilogram!
New York Times