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The 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Benjamin List and David MacMillan, two scientists who pioneered an "elegant" new method of building molecules, known as asymmetric organocatalysis.

Two scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for new way of building molecules

Oct 06, 2021
Benjamin List and David MacMillan were awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in chemistry for coming up with a new tool for constructing molecules that has advanced pharmaceuticals and green technology.
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A screen displays portraits of Frances Arnold of the United States, George Smith of the United States and Gregory Winter of the U.K. during the announcement of the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on W

Nobel Prize In Chemistry Honors Work That Demonstrates 'The Power Of Evolution'

Oct 03, 2018
An American woman, Frances H. Arnold, has won half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and George Smith of the U.S. and Sir Gregory Winter of the U.K. will share the other half.
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Volunteer Sharica Clark counts 30 seconds with her eyes closed, as officers with Colorado State Patrol check her balance and counting skills after using cannabis. It was part of a simulated roadside sobriety test in the officers' training seminar.

Scientists Still Seek A Reliable DUI Test For Marijuana

Jul 30, 2017
Coloradans can get arrested for driving while stoned. But with no good roadside tools, officers' determinations are more subjective than for alcohol DUIs. Scientists hope to find chemical markers.
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The winners of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry are displayed on a screen during a press conference to announce the winners at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm on Wednesday.

Biggest Prize In Chemistry Goes To Designers Of The Smallest Machines

Oct 05, 2016
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa share the 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. By designing a tiny chain, axle and rotor blade, they made molecular machines a reality.
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Inventing A Machine That Spits Out Drugs In A Whole New Way

May 23, 2016
A refrigerator-sized machine could someday make lifesaving drugs on site when outbreaks occur or where medicine is in short supply, like on the battlefield.
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Sir Harold W. Kroto, a winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, gave a lecture on nanoarchitecture in May 2007, in Brussels. "Find something to do where only your best effort will satisfy you," he advised students.

Listen: Sir Harry Kroto Was More Than A Nobel Prize Winner

May 15, 2016
He shared chemistry's top prize in 1996 for finding buckyballs, and had Lou Gehrig's disease when he died. Making art was his first love. "Remember your humanity," he said, "and forget the rest."
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The seventh period of the periodic chart is now complete, thanks to the addition of four new elements.

4 New Elements Are Added To The Periodic Table

Jan 04, 2016
With the discoveries now confirmed, "The 7th period of the periodic table of elements is complete," according to the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
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The University of Virginia said the walls of the chemical hearth had been sealed off since the 1850s. The room was protected from a fire in 1895 that destroyed much of the building's interior.

Historic Chemistry Lab With Links To Thomas Jefferson Discovered Behind Wall

Oct 18, 2015
The "chemical hearth," dating back to the 1820s, was unearthed by workers doing renovations on the Rotunda at the University of Virginia. It is thought to be one of very few such labs still surviving.
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Will Hydrogen Ever Power Cars?

Jun 18, 2010
Back in 2003, scientists were saying that hydrogen was the future -- that one day, we'd run all our cars on hydrogen, and be smog-free. But one UNLV scientist thinks that hype may have been premature. We find out why.
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Discovering Element 117

Apr 20, 2010
Take a team of Russian and American scientists, dd an atom smasher, mix in protons and neutrons..
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