Dow and DuPont Set Aug. 31 for Closing of Historic Chemical Merger
Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., the two largest U.S. chemical makers, have received all the regulatory approvals needed to close their historic merger. The deal will...
August 10th
On this day in 1897, Dr. Felix Hoffmann successfully created a chemically pure and stable form of acetylsalicylic acid. His handwritten laboratory notes—aspirin's “birth certificate”—suggested: “Through its physical characteristics...
Plastic Identification Codes
You've probably noticed on most plastic products a recycling symbol with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 along with letters. So what are...
August 9th
Count of Quaregna Amedeo Avogadro was born on this day in 1776. Italian chemist and physicist who found that at the same temperature and pressure...
New approach makes it easier to find novel drugs
Scientists have created a new way of screening compounds that is more sensitive than existing methods, opening up the possibility of finding new drugs for...
August 8th
Germain Henri Hess was born on this day in 1802. Swiss-Russian chemist whose studies of heat in chemical reactions formed the foundation of thermochemistry. He...
August 7th
Famous chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius was died on this day in 1848. Swedish chemist who established the beginnings of modern chemistry. Among his contributions are...
August 6th
On this day in 1945, the first atomic bomb used in World War II was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The weapon, code-named “Little Boy,” was...
