CENtral Science

Chemistry Newsbytes

Having a picnic in the desert? This champagne icebox uses chemistry to keep your bubbly cold. Electricpig

Inkpads are for suckers: Try fingerprinting with desorption electrospray ionization. Economist

The secret ingredient to giving bullets a unique chemical signature? Lily pollen. Guardian

How green is too green? NY Times

Speaking of green…a start-up wants to develop a solar-powered fridge with no moving parts. CNet

And could cement be the answer to the world’s CO₂ woes? Scientific American

In the kitchen, cold is the new heat. NY Times

Will those fancy black respirators actually protect Olympians? Slate