Chemistry Newsbytes

Posted by Bethany Halford on August 22, 2008 in Chemistry is Everywhere

Controversy arises over the C-14 dating of the Shroud of Turin. LA Times

That chemist in Massachusetts whose basement lab was seized last week is considering legal action. Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Meanwhile, a hazmat team gutted another basement lab, this time in New Jersey. My Central Jersey

So if chemicals in the basement brings a hazmat team to your door, what will a nuclear fusion reactor bring? The Wall Street Journal, apparently. WSJ

The chemistry of wrinkle removers. NY Times

Automotive writer taken to task for “chemestry” calculations. Sport Compact Car

How Washington, D.C.’s national aquarium keeps tap water from killing its aquatic residents. Washington Post