Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 3266: New Year Fireworks
Posted on · Episode: 3266 Fireworks, Firecrackers, and Lunar New Year. Today, we ring the new year in with a bang.
Tag: chemistry
Health & Science
Drug Treatment For Kidney Stones Hasn’t Changed Much In 30 Years – Until Now
Posted on · University of Houston researcher Dr. Jeffrey Rimer and his colleagues have identified a substance that could potentially reduce kidney stone growth by 90 percent.
News
Nobel Prize Winner ‘Like Google Earth For Molecules’
Posted on · Three researchers based in the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland have won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developments in electron microscopy.
Health & Science
UT-Austin Professor Snags $100,000 Chemistry Prize From Houston-Based Foundation
Posted on · The 2016 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research goes to Dr. Christopher Ellison at the University of Texas at Austin, for his creation of new polymers that could lead to more environmentally-friendly products.
Houston Matters
What’s Happening in the World of Nanotechnology in Houston?
Posted on · You may have heard about scientists working on developing a camera so tiny that doctors could have patients swallow it like a pill. Or special fabrics lines with particles that repel stains. Those are just two examples of nanotechnology – a combination of science, engineering and technology happening at the teeny, tiny nanoscale, about 1 […]