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Meet the Powells

The Powell House is a hub for educating people of all ages. Interpreter Pat Chilton introduces this middling family to visitors and the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute.




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Balance of Power

What are the three branches of government? Only 38% of Americans can answer that question correctly. A playful Electronic Field Trip premiering October 2013 lays out the separation of powers using a baseball metaphor that keeps a dense subject lighthearted. Learn more about the new show with our guest Cash Arehart.




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Cannibalism at Jamestown

A gruesome relic informs a desperate history. Historic Jamestowne’s Senior Archaeological Curator Bly Straube describes the find that let scientists and historians confirm the tales of cannibalism in America’s fledgling years.




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Turning Worlds Upside Down

Throughout history, the desire for justice and human rights has motivated the oppressed to demand political change and the promise of a better future. February 21st and 22nd, Colonial Williamsburg and the Chautauqua Institution present “Turning Worlds Upside Down: Liberty and Democracy in Revolutionary Times,” an exploration of revolutions past and present. Creative Director for […]




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A Brief History of Gunpowder

From its origins in Chinese potions for immortality to the agent of death on the battlefield, the history of gunpowder is one of chemistry, ingenuity, and violence. Armorer Ron Potts fascinates with the tale.




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[ASAP] Cyanopeptide Co-Production Dynamics beyond Mirocystins and Effects of Growth Stages and Nutrient Availability

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07334




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[ASAP] Planktonic Fiddler Crab (<italic toggle="yes">Uca longisignalis</italic>) Are Susceptible to Photoinduced Toxicity Following <italic toggle="yes">in ovo</italic> Exposure in Oiled Mesocosms

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00215




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[ASAP] Ultrathin Thin-Film Composite Polyamide Membranes Constructed on Hydrophilic Poly(vinyl alcohol) Decorated Support Toward Enhanced Nanofiltration Performance

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06779




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[ASAP] Low-Temperature Highly Efficient and Selective Removal of H<sub>2</sub>S over Three-Dimensional Zn–Cu-Based Materials in an Anaerobic Environment

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00503




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[ASAP] Dissolved Carbonate and pH Control the Dissolution of Uranyl Phosphate Minerals in Flow-Through Porous Media

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06448




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[ASAP] Algal Accumulation Decreases Sediment Nitrogen Removal by Uncoupling Nitrification-Denitrification in Shallow Eutrophic Lakes

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05549




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[ASAP] Cost Analysis of Carbon Capture and Sequestration from U.S. Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants

Environmental Science & Technology
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06147




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How a Twitter challenge during the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 results in a spurt of home-made videos on social media

When the pandemic and the lockdown that followed suddenly erased packed calendars, people made use of the space to catch up with each other. For autho




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[ASAP] Qualitative Investigation to Identify the Knowledge and Skills That U.S.-Trained Doctoral Chemists Require in Typical Chemistry Positions

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b01027




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[ASAP] Conducting Content Analysis for Chemistry Safety Education Terms and Topics in Chinese Secondary School Curriculum Standards, Textbooks, and Lesson Plans Shows Increased Safety Awareness

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00809




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[ASAP] Establishing the Laboratory as the Place to Learn How to Do Chemistry

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00764




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How to Disable Chrome Scroll to Text Fragment

It is debatable whether or not Chrome’s new scrolltotextfragment feature is a significant security concern. When in doubt, play it safe. This quick post explains how to disable (or enable) Chrome’s scroll-to-text-fragment functionality. To Disable Open Chrome and visit chrome://flags/ Look for the section, “ScrollToTextFragment”, or just enter chrome://flags/#enable-text-fragment-anchor in the address bar Select “Disabled” from the dropdown menu Done! To Enable Open Chrome and visit chrome://flags/ Look for the section, “ScrollToTextFragment”, or just enter chrome://flags/#enable-text-fragment-anchor in the address bar […]




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How to Ask for Help and Get It

I see so many technical (and other) questions in forums and social media that go unanswered. Not due to lack of trying, but due to lack of understanding. People posting questions like this (an actual post in a popular PHP group on FB): Hello PLease Help Me PHP :( SQL INJECTION login.php No I am not kidding, here is a screenshot of the actual post: Sadly this level of communication is common on FB and other social media Posts like […]




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Amit Shah accuses Mamata govt of not allowing special trains for migrant workers

Trinamool Congress calls it a "bundle of lies"




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LexisNexis Launches Lexis Analytics, an Unmatched Suite of Advanced Tools Designed to Power Data-Driven Law

RALEIGH - LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced the launch of Lexis Analytics, a comprehensive suite of analytics tools that leverages advanced technology, vast stores of legal content and expert curation to give lawyers a decisive competitive advantage in the business and practice of law.




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LexisNexis and Knowable Announce Joint Venture

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, part of RELX, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to form a joint venture with Knowable, one of the leaders in enterprise contract intelligence. Knowable was spun off from Axiom Global Inc. in February 2019. Mark Harris and Alec Guettel, Axiom’s co-founders, will lead Knowable as CEO and CFO respectively. Knowable will operate independently, but will benefit from access to LexisNexis’ leading brand, resources, and infrastructure. The partnership will further enable LexisNexis to help customers improve decision-making and achieve better outcomes.




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Lex Machina Celebrates 10 Years of Legal Analytics, Bringing Greater Knowledge, Efficiency and Transparency to the Legal Industry

Menlo Park, CA — Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today announced the 10-year anniversary of the introduction of Legal Analytics® to the commercial legal market. Originally a public interest project at Stanford University, Lex Machina created a groundbreaking technology that has indelibly changed both the business and practice of law. Lex Machina is now the de-facto standard for legal analytics, and its award-winning technology is used by major corporations, such as Eli Lilly, Facebook, Microsoft, Nike, Luxottica, Uber,  and SAP; litigation finance firms like Burford and Bentham IMF; and 74% of the Am Law 100 with firms such as White & Case, Ropes & Gray, Ogletree Deakins, Jackson Lewis, Wilson Sonsini, as well as many boutique law firms.




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Knowable Launches New Contracts Data Management Platform

New York, N.Y. — Knowable, a Contracts Data Management company and the world’s largest translator of contracts language into structured data, today announced the launch of its new platform. Knowable’s intuitive platform for finding and accessing contract information helps organizations turn their contracts into consumable data and practical insights that support better business decisions, and a more modern approach to risk management. 




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Why you should invest in multi-cap funds now

Multi-cap funds are best suited to exploit the present market scenario as they are free to invest across all market capitalisations and sectors, says Naveen Kukreja, CEO and co-founder, Paisabazaar.com.




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A theory of craft [electronic resource] : function and aesthetic expression / Howard Risatti ; foreword by Kenneth R. Trapp.

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2007.




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Nuh gives relief; Haryana corona count now 647

Nuh district gave a sigh of relief for health authorities who were continued to be disappointed as 22 new more cases were found in Haryana which took state total tally to 647. Besides Gurugram, other districts from where fresh cases were reported include Faridabad, Sonipat, Jhajjar, Panipat, Jind and Fatehabad.




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Chd turns down demand to ply private cabs, autos

The UT administration has rejected requests of private taxi operators to allow them to operate in the city at a time when coronavirus has hit the business of web-based taxis and private tours and travellers. Following the guidelines of the ministry of home affairs (MHA), the administration has the representation made by private taxi operators, as cabs and private taxis are not allowed in the “red zone” — a label, according to the government, for a place having a high number of Covid-19 cases.




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Chandigarh lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.




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'Corona exposed fastest growing economy claims'

Senior BJP leader, former Union minister and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar on Saturday said that before Covid-19 outbreak it was being claimed that India is fastest growing economy in the world and figures among top five richest countries and crores of people have been brought out of poverty but now coronavirus pandemic has brought out the truth.




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U.S. air quality gains slowing, study shows




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Testing how much trisubstituted amines can bulk up

Using a multitude of methods, chemists make unprecedented crowded alkyl amines; but one elusive target remains out of reach




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How to fit in when you’re in a new environment




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ACS names 2018–19 public policy fellows




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Controlling CAR-T: How scientists plan to make the engineered T cell therapy safer, and work for more cancers

CAR T-cell therapy works wonders for some cancer patients. For others, it is a death sentence. To make the revolutionary therapy work for more people, scientists must devise better ways to control it




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How chemistry helps track and detect nuclear materials

Chemists are designing better methods to analyze confiscated nuclear materials and to track nuclear activity remotely




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Your ducky’s microbiome, glow-in-the-dark squirt guns

Toys inspire biology, biology inspires toys




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Zapata Computing launches to give chemists quantum computing powers

Start-up wants to foster a quantum leap in molecular problem-solving




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Dissolvable device could signal how recovery’s going after orthopedic surgery

Stretchable strain and pressure sensor might one day guide rehabilitation




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Owen W. Webster




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ACS’s educational outreach: When rain gives way to flowers




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What are hair removers, and how do they get rid of unwanted fuzz?

Creams. Wax. Sugar. Lasers. We get to the scientific root of depilation




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Chemistry in Pictures: Water it down, turn it up




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather




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How chemistry can help meet the UN’s sustainable development goals




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Swallowable biosensor dispatches data from pigs’ bellies

Bioluminscent bacteria pair with electronics to detect blood in the gut




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Sponsored content: How chemistry rocks music festivals

The science enables and enhances the all-encompassing live music experience. 




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How an opossum protein may lead to a broad-spectrum snakebite treatment

San Jose State’s Claire Komives is testing an antivenom inspired by opossum biochemistry against various snake species to prevent deaths in the developing world




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Meet the Janelia chemist crafting glowing molecular tools for neuroscientists

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus




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Alginate businesses ebb and flow




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Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey

Agency urges the chemical industry to better prepare for extreme weather