Chemistry Newsbytes

Posted by Bethany Halford and Lisa Jarvis on April 29, 2008 in Chemistry is Everywhere

Reproducing the experiment no one ever seems to tire of, 1,500 poncho-clad Belgian students simultaneously dump Mentos into Diet Coke. Telegraph

Home brew for your car (or how to fill up your tank in your backyard). NY Times

Not enough scientists to go around? Attrition strikes the Indian pharma industry. Hindu Business Line

Element collector turns hobby into a career. Boston Globe

Venemous sea snail spits out powerful anesthetics and pain killers. The Guardian

Oil-based paints are 800 years older than originally thought. LA Times

A peek at K. C. Nicolaou’s new book. San Diego Union-Tribune

Has the Wicked Witch of the West got a bone to pick with Lawrence Livermore? A rare breed of poppies is exploding at the national lab’s Site 300. Contra Costa Times