chemistry
"Resilient" People Are Actually Just High
Hamilton Nolan · 10/10/13 03:42PMTaylor Berman · 10/09/13 07:36AM
The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three American researchers for their computer simulations of “complex chemical systems” like photosynthesis and combustion. Martin Karplus of Harvard, Michael Levitt of Stanford, and Arieh Warshel of USC will share the prize as well as its $1.2 million payout
Are There Atoms of Abraham Lincoln in My Body Right Now?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/27/13 04:00PMThe time has come for "Hey, Science," our relentlessly scientific weekly feature in which we have your most provocative and/ or dumb scientific questions answered by real live scientists (or related experts). No question is too smart for us to tackle, quite unfortunately. This week, scientists ponder the question: Are there atoms of Abe Lincoln in my body right now??
Snowflakes Should Just Get Over Themselves
Hamilton Nolan · 12/29/11 03:03PMHorrible Christmas Gifts for the Children of People You Hate
John Cook · 12/07/11 02:00PMThey Found the Sea Monster's Lair!
Hamilton Nolan · 10/10/11 04:25PMWinner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry Was Bullied by His Chemist Peers
Seth Abramovitch · 10/06/11 02:59AMThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry, which some refer to as "the Gay Super Bowl of Chemistry," has been awarded to 70-year-old Israeli scientist Daniel Schechtman for his discovery of "quasicrystals." It sounds like something you might buy on QVC, but they are actually metal atoms arranged in such a way as to resemble Islamic mosaics, and they have significantly altered how chemists view solid matter.