/oss/taxonomy/term/7431/all en /oss/article/history-did-you-know-general-science/roger-bacon-gunpowder-and-virgins <p>In the 1960's the Dupont Company adopted the slogan: "Better Living Through Chemistry." The catchy motto quickly caught on in an era when science reigned supreme. The space race had captured everyone's imagination and people reveled in the new plastics and fibers produced by a proud chemical industry. Environmental concerns were not yet on the agenda.</p> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:01:46 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 10354 at /oss /oss/article/infographics/2024-year-review <p><img style="width: 615px; height: 2306px;" class="media-element file-original " src="/oss/files/oss/2024_year_in_review_article_cat.png" width="1200" height="4500" alt="" /></p> <p><strong>January</strong></p> <ul> <li>Article - <a href="/oss/article/critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/macropanic-over-nanoplastics" rel="noopener">Macropanic over Nanoplastics</a> [Joe]</li> </ul> <p><strong>February</strong></p> Fri, 03 Jan 2025 14:25:44 +0000 Cat Wang, B.Sc. 10219 at /oss /oss/article/general-science/infatuated-chemistry <p>The fact that virtually everything in our life, be it digesting our food, using medications to treat disease, producing the clothes we wear, and even the grinding of our mental gears can be described in terms of chemical reactions is fascinating enough.  But what has probably enthralled me the most, is that all these chemical reactions that involve various molecules engaging with each other, can be explained and understood without anyone ever having seen a molecule!</p> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 16:45:45 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9896 at /oss