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DDT Still in the News
Posted by Jim Clark on 20th April in Organic Chemistry
In July 1998, representatives from 120 nations met to discuss a United Nations treaty to [...]
Chemical Damage due to Cigarette Smoke Freebasing Nicotine
Posted by Jim Clark on 18th April in Organic Chemistry
A second issue associated with tobacco smoking is its addictive nature, which is due to the presence of nicotine. Recent research from James F. Pankow and associates at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute (3) has shed more light on the availability of nicotine in cigarette smoke, and is [...]
Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized for Many Applications
Posted by Jim Clark on 17th April in Organic Chemistry
Single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) are tubes of carbon atoms linked by conjugated single and double bonds; they resemble a sheet of graphite rolled up to form a cylinder and stitched together with carbon-carbon bonds. Like atomic force microscope. (You may access additional information on atomic force microscopy.)
Nanotubes can be formed by evaporating cobalt and graphite in [...]
