Articles by Scott Kassel
Updated F 09.03.10 – As a reminder, you need to find three examples from the chemical literature (full papers, 2009 to present) that minimally include a molecular metal-ligand complex and a crystal structure. Send me …
Discussion of the BP oil plume in context with a New York Times article and a Science Magazine research paper concerning Plume Transport and Biodegradation at Deepwater Horizon – See also Ars, the Knight Science …
I don’t know about you, but I generally have a difficult time refocusing after an extended time away from the classroom. And while there are differences in expectations from the perspective of both the student …
Complex biological networks in leaves via wired
Energy-harvesting rubber sheets could power pacemakers, mobile phones via next big future
Fuel from plant biomass via C&EN
Hubble detects mysterious X-shaped debris pattern via gizmodo
Study linking autism to vaccine retracted …
Generation of functional blood vessels from stem cells via Next Big Future and Nature
Altered microbe makes biofuel – naturenews
Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design – Science
FDA Raises Flag On Bisphenol A – C&EN
The Neural …
Cell published their first ‘Article of the Future‘ a couple of weeks ago; arstechnica has a good summary. The format, while new to scientific publishing, utilizes some of the better technologies that have been available …
UVa engineers find significant environmental impacts with algae-based biofuel via Slashdot
Using acid/base chemistry to solve a maze via Nature
Lab accident under investigation
11-year-old’s science project leads to school evacuation via Techdirt via Slashdot
Fixing carbon dioxide as …
A new refinery outside Pittsburgh uses a different approach to convert biomass to ethanol. Instead of using bacteria to break down biomass/cellulosic material that is then fermented and distilled to give ethanol, the biomass is …
You found an article that really grabbed your attention and you cannot wait to share it. Great! So where do you begin? Start by choosing a specific idea, fact, or result and use it to …
This comes soon after IBM researchers imaged a single molecule using AFM.
To create these images, the researchers used a field-emission electron microscope, or FEEM. They placed a rigid chain of carbon atoms, just tens of …
Chemistry journals I ‘try’ to keep up with (every two weeks or monthly):
Accounts of Chemical Research | RSS
Crystal Growth & Design | RSS
Inorganic Chemistry | RSS
Chemical Society Reviews | RSS
Dalton Transactions | RSS
Angewandte Chemie | …
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants to put well established scientific evidence on trial:
Environmentalists say the chamber’s strategy is an attempt to sow political discord by challenging settled science — and note that in the …
I spent part of last summer thinking about how to integrate some of the better aspects of social networking and collaborative web tools into this course (CHM3311). I settled on this website and associated wiki, …
We are in the process of moving to a new theme that will take a little work, but will be well worth the effort. Please check back around the end of June 2009!
Update (08/25/09): Almost …
This isn’t my new pet, rather it is a giant sea worm that was recently ‘found’ in a living reef exhibit at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium in the UK. Seems the curator could not figure …
and our very own, Dr. Amanda Grannas, is now a ‘pro’ blogger for the Discovery Channel’s earthlive blog!
Want another reason why science literacy is not just important but as essential as being able to read and write?
The Texas Board of Education will vote this week on a new science curriculum designed to …
