Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with chemical production and the manufacture of products through chemical processes. This includes designing equipment, systems and processes for refining raw materials and for mixing, compounding and processing chemicals to make valuable products.

How Rubber Is Made And How Its used

By: Shelton Wright , Journalist

Rubber is a vital material in the world.

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Denmark Will Import and Bury Other Countries’ CO2

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist

CO2 storage will attempt to limit the effects of climate change.

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Ricin: The Most Effective Poison

By: Jason Reznikov, Journalist

Ricin is an extremely effective poison. In just minute doses, ricin is extremely deadly.

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Paint With No Pigments Invented By Researchers

By: Dillon Hoyne, Journalist

Paint with no pigment invented to make buildings cooler.

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The Chemistry Behind Dynamite

By: Thomas Ahern, Journalist

If you have ever heard of dynamite, you probably know that it is a largely-used explosive. What you probably don't know, however, is how it explodes.

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What Wax Is Made Of

By: Michelle Phan, Journalist

Wax categorized into two kinds: "natural waxes" derived from animals and plants and petroleum, and "synthetic waxes" which are artificially made.

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Houseplants Modified To Reduce Air Pollutions

By: Valery Cordon , Journalist

Neo-P1 has been genetically modified to produce metabolic pathways capable of detoxifying air pollutants. It works, for example, by converting chemicals to sugars and nitrogen oxides (noxious substances) into an ATP molecule, which the plant can then use to produce proteins.

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Newer, Safer, Batteries

By: Tiger Deng, Journalist

A new battery has just been invented. Is the battery industry about to be flipped upside down?

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Batteries From The Inside Out

By: Logan Xavier Lee, Journalist

Despite batteries being commonly used, most do not understand how they work.

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A Breakthrough In The Treatment Of Alzheimer’s: A New Drug Slows Cognitive Decline

By: Yusuf Lashin, Journalist

Are we closer to a cure for the disease?

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