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A professor rejiggered a pollution-detecting car to sniff out drugs
Eight months ago a professor at the University of North Texas made a device to sniff for highway pollution. But then he set his hardware so it could sniff for something harder: drugs.Guido Verbeck, a...
View ArticleAdam Savage reveals why he and 'MythBusters' cohost Jamie Hyneman won't be...
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spent 14 seasons as cohosts of Discovery Channel's wildly popular "MythBusters." But it turns out that their on-screen chemistry was caused by a lot of off-screen...
View ArticleHere’s what really happens to your body when you swallow gum
via GIPHYYou might have heard the rumors as a kid: Swallow gum and it’ll sit stubbornly in your stomach for seven long years.But what does science have to say about that? Reactions, a video series from...
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13 incredible science facts you probably didn't learn in high school
We learn about some awesome science in high school — like Einstein's theory of relativity, the periodic table, and DNA replication.The knowledge we pick up there sets the foundations for all the other...
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Scientists can tell what kind of movie you’re watching based on the chemicals...
When a movie studio wants to find out what audiences think of their films, they usually have to wait for focus group responses or reviews. But what if they could get instant feedback from viewers'...
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Chemists just named 4 new elements on the periodic table
Get ready to throw out your periodic tables this winter.In the bottom-right corner of the one you have now, you'll see a handful of comical symbols like Uut, Uup, Uus, and (our favorite)...
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These blob-shaped mojitos will terrify your friends — then blow their minds
If you love science and tasty cocktails, we've got the recipe for you: A spherical mojito, mint leaf and all, that bursts in your mouth.To create it, Tech Insider took a page from Spanish chef Ferran...
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14 of your biggest questions about wine answered with science
We've all been there.You're in a liquor or grocery store, trying to pick out wine with a group of friends when, inevitably, some unexpected member offers up their expert opinion.Truth be told, there's...
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Scientists found a molecule in space that could help explain the origins of life
Scientists just found something in space that could explain how the molecules that gave rise to life on Earth first formed.What they spotted is called a chiral molecule, and it's the first one ever...
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A chemist reveals why rum tastes so good
For the latest in the alcohol chemistry series, we’re looking at a pirate’s favourite spirit: rum. It’s actually hard to describe what constitutes a rum, because there’s not really a fixed definition;...
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A chemist reveals the key to good vodka
You could be forgiven for thinking there’s not a great deal that’s interesting about the chemistry of vodka. After all, isn’t it essentially just a mix of two compounds, ethanol and water? Though this...
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New findings reveal how Earth-like Mars once was
Mars used to be a lot more like our own planet, with lots of oxygen in the atmosphere and water in the ground. That's according to new research by NASA scientists, who analyzed data from the space...
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Here's how fishermen in Taiwan use fire to catch hordes of fish
In Taiwan, men catch fish with fire.It's an ancient practice called "sulfuric fire fishing." Here's how they do it:SEE ALSO: The dangerous and unbelievable lives of fisherman on Alaska's Bering...
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Here's how your Fourth of July fireworks work
As you gear up to watch fireworks this Fourth of July, you might wonder: How exactly do fireworks work?How is it that there are fabulous, colorful explosions in the sky that come in different shapes...
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This is the darkest color in existence — it's so dark it can make objects...
We're obsessed with Vantablack, the blackest material ever made.Every time Surrey Nanosystems, the company that makes it, releases a new video it blows us away.In this new video, the researchers coated...
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This man is repurposing the building blocks of chemistry — and it could be...
Phil Baran, a professor of chemistry at the Scripps Research Institute, refers to the work that he does with the students and postdocs at his laboratory as “translational chemistry.”“We work on...
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The way construction workers paint words on roads is a mesmerizing form of art
You've been driving over works of art ever since you got behind the wheel of a car.Bright white and yellow words on asphalt roads across America — STOP AHEAD, SCHOOL, SLOW, LEFT ONLY, BUS LANE, and...
View ArticleThis liquid metal can ‘melt’ a soda can — yet it’s safe to touch with bare hands
Gallium, a lesser common element, has some neat tricks up its quickly melting sleeve. It melts in your hand, can be used to make a gag spoon, and can turn a typical soda can into mush. The aluminum on...
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Scottish, French and Dutch-born scientists win Nobel chemistry prize
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on the design and synthesis of molecular machines, the award-giving...
View ArticleHere’s an easy way to tell if your batteries are dead
Sometimes you need to find a working battery in your junk drawer amongst a sea of dead ones. If you're in a rush and don't have time to find a battery meter, here's how you can quickly see which...
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