Scented wax melts are often marketed as safer alternatives to candles because they’re flame- and smoke-free. But in a study ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Agricultural Science & Technology have addressed many of the major challenges associated with ...

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Bempedoic acid is a hydroxyalkane diacid and the active ingredient in hypercholesteremia medication. Under the name ESP 55016, it was first described in 2004 by Michael E. Pape and co-workers at ...

Photography allows us to capture light as fixed images. You have probably seen many photographs in your life in all forms. They may have been print photos, pictures in magazines, or digital photos on ...

Most ways of collecting images are based on the contact of light with materials. Film cameras catch images on light sensitive film that is developed into pictures using special processes. Digital ...

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The first Pinhole camera (Camera Obscura) was used to trace an image. Camera Obscura is used to make an image on metal plates coated with chemicals. This was when the first permanent photograph was ...

In the early days of photography, people used much simpler cameras. These cameras could “capture” images and focus their light onto light-sensitive material called photographic film. To take a picture ...

Talk about your work and share your experiences to demonstrate the value of science and its impact. Learn how to build effective messages, know when to act, and who to contact. Stay informed. Make an ...

All matter is made of very small units called atoms. Atoms are so small they cannot be seen using a regular microscope. Scientists have discovered a way to “see” atoms using a special instrument ...

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