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By: Elvis Umaña, Hrishikesh Tupkar, Beichen Liu   February is Black History Month and as a science blog, we’d like to highlight some exceptional Black scientists who have made tremendous contributions to society. From inventing …

Introduces a type of purification technique commonly used in the lab – alumina gel column chromatography

Undergraduate research can be an opportunity to learn new skills and to help with ongoing research projects.

Catalysis plays a role in many of the chemical processes we rely on for everyday life, so what does it mean?

The internet makes all information a click away. Are subscriptions to scientific journals outdated?

Battery stability determines energy storage device cost, safety, lifetime, and efficiency. What factors are being studied?

We frequently hear about carbon neutral or carbon negative initiatives, but how are researchers using ionic liquids in the pursuit of CO2 capture and CO2 electroreduction?

Working with new materials requires a focus on safety. Here are some of the immediate precautions we had to take getting the lab started.

Ionic liquids are interesting ionic compounds that don’t get much attention outside of academia. This post will give a brief overview of ionic liquids – what they are, their origins, what makes them unique, and some challenges that the field faces.