Remarkably, for the vast array of useful characteristics paper exhibits, the composition of most paper is essentially ... Steven Keller is a professor of chemical engineering at Miami University in ...

For example, a qualitative analysis shows what materials are in the paper, fiber, ink; quantitative analysis measures how much. Chemical analysis evaluates composition and pH; physical analysis ...

Glass can be made as strong as steel or more delicate than paper. It can be woven like the web of a spider ... The properties of glass are governed chiefly by its composition. To manufacture glass, ...

After developing a new paper chromatography method for separating ... Using cardboard cutouts representing the individual chemical components of the four bases and other nucleotide subunits ...

New application of Raman spectroscopy imaging allows scientists to probe the chemical composition of sailors lost at sea over ...

Researchers believe kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting and folding paper to create intricate ... in this application because its chemical composition allows it to adhere strongly ...

"Without chemical engineers product development would be phenomenally slow and the products (electronics, food systems, energy, anything plastic, paper/pulp, pharmaceuticals) would be much less ...

Using simple circuitry, polarizing film, and LEGO toy bricks, an undergraduate physics student from the Ateneo de Manila ...

In their paper published in the journal Science, the group took ... Bringing a novel approach to a classic problem, researchers have revealed how changes in ocean chemistry over the past 2 billion ...

The material is entirely manmade, allowing electrons to travel faster while remaining transparent to visible and ultraviolet light. This new material is already breaking records a ...

A new study involving 8,500 children from across the United States has revealed that a form of air pollution, largely the product of agricultural emissions, is linked to poor learning and memory ...

By examining the patterns of light emitted or absorbed by an object, scientists can determine its chemical composition ... on ...