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Happy World Water Day
It seems rather auspicious that the first day of this blog is also World Water Day (thanks United Nations!). Anyone who has done much traveling has probably found himself or herself with a new...
View ArticleGulf Clean-up: Breaking down oil with surfactants
Cleantech Chemistry will save for later the discussion of whether the environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will put more attention on replacing petroleum in the U.S. economy. But in the...
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Hidden Chemistry at Solar Biggie BrightSource
We don’t have too many rules here in C&EN blogville, but we do try to maintain a chemistry connection. I was worried that would be at risk if I were to post about BrightSource Energy, a mega solar...
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Our Favorite Toxic Chemical: Nitrate
Today’s post is from guest blogger Melissae Fellet, a science writer based in Santa Cruz, California, and was written for the “Our Favorite Toxic Chemicals” blog carnival hosted by Sciencegeist....
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The Gut(microbe)less Gribble – Biofuel Hero?
Behold the Gribble – a true gutless wonder. The Gribble (pictured here) is a marine wood-boring creature of around 2 millimeters in size. Scientists at the UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences...
View ArticleHelp Solve a Water Problem
With blogs, twitter, and e-mail, it’s pretty rare these days that I get a phone call from a reader. But yesterday I heard from an ACS member who has a sort of meta-problem. That is, he hopes to get...
View ArticleFake Meat as Cleantech Investment
The New York Times today has a fascinating feature about a new crop of businesses developing better-tasting meat substitutes. According to the Times, Demand for meat alternatives is growing, fueled by...
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