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Just back from a demo of the XPS! #Chemistry

🦪 Mussel-inspired glue from recycled plastics can be detached and reused
#chemistry

Mussel-inspired glue from recycled plastics can be detached and reused
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a reusable adhesive from waste polymers that is tougher than commercial glues, works underwater as well as in dry environments, and bonds a variety of materials, including wood, glass, metal, paper and polymers.

me: tungsten dioxide, stop making that face
tungsten dioxide:
#chemistry #joke #humor

I'm a huge fan of candy bars packed with nuts but will gladly also eat the healthier, nut-forward ones that one might find in the checkout-aisle at REI. What I've noticed, sadly, is that the healthier bars almost always have rancid nuts; candy bars almost never do. Is that because candy bars sell so fast, but health bars sit on shelves for years before selling? Or do health-bar makers just buy rancid nuts and hope people don't notice? Or maybe encasing nut fillings in chocolate protects the contents from oxidation??? #food #candy #nuts #rancid #chemistry

Running NMR of unknowns for the analytical #chemistry lab course 😊🧪

⚡ New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-electrolyzer-plastic-syngas-ethylene-energy.html

New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
For every ton of ethylene created, one ton of carbon dioxide is produced. With more than 300 million tons of ethylene produced each year, the production system has a huge carbon footprint that scientists and engineers are eager to reduce and eventually eliminate. A new device developed in Ted Sargent's lab at Northwestern takes a step toward breaking that cycle.