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Posted by Bethany Halford and Lisa Jarvis on September 5, 2008 in Chemistry is Everywhere

old-wine.jpgWondering how old that dusty bottle o’ wine is? Why just send it off to the particle accelerator for testing! Yahoo News

Happy 205th Birthday, atomic symbols. Wired

Germans fire up the oxyfuel burner for the world’s first complete demonstration of carbon capture and sequestration technology. Guardian

Hot metal, a sieve, a hydraulic lift, and a fish tank: everything you need to make your own ammo. Popular Science

DNA suggests woolly mammoths in Europe and Asia were American ex-pats. ScienceNOW

Monkey study brings more bad news about bisphenol A. Washington Post

If you’re gonna be in New York City this Sunday, stop by the Cornelia Street Cafe and hear the father of the Pill talk about parenthood and his new play, “Taboos.” Cornelia Street Cafe

2 Comments on Chemistry Newsbytes

By Jons on September 5, 2008 at 12:12 pm

Holy time-warp! I think atomic symbols were created 205 years ago (not 105).

By Bethany Halford on September 5, 2008 at 12:14 pm

Thanks Jons, math has never been my strong suit. Just fixed it.

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