Introduction to Acids and Bases in Organic Chemistry http://leah4sci.com/acidbase presents: Introduction to Acids and Bases in Organic Chemistry including Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis Explanations. Need ... By: Leah Fisch … Continue reading →

Graduate Studies in Chemistry at the University of Toronto The Department of Chemistry at the University of Toronto offers world-class faculty and research in a wide range of sub-disciplines, including significant opportunities for collaborative and... By: Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto … Continue reading →

"Let's Build Player Chemistry" | TYT Sports Tactic Talk | Manchester United A tactical look ahead at Manchester United's trip to Cambridge United in the FA Cup. Do you agree with Francis? Subscribe, FREE, for more MUFC: http://bit.ly/DEVILSsub Check out TYT Sports... By: FullTimeDEVILS … Continue reading →

Scientists have made a considerable effort to identify the characteristics of 103 elements, from hydrogen to lawrencium, and explain the complexities of their interactions. But better living through chemistry only goes so far. The chemistry underlying an orchestra of 103 musicians remains a mystery. What makes a conductor and/or soloist jibe with a certain orchestra and/or audience goes far beyond our 21st century analytic powers. On Thursday night, Miguel Harth-Bedoya returned to conduct the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The young Peruvian conductor clicked immediately with the orchestra when Esa-Pekka Salonen appointed him assistant conductor in 1998 and promoted him to associate the next year. In 2000, Harth-Bedoya became music director of the Fort Worth Symphony. Clearly he clicked in Texas too; he is still leading the orchestra. Harth-Bedoya is hardly the same conductor he was when he first led a colorful performance of a suite from Prokofiev's ballet, "Cinderella," with the L.A. Phil in 2001. He returned to that suite Thursday for a program that repeats Friday and Saturday. This time the score was more vivid, more urgent and more commanding. The musical effect might be likened to the difference between watching a VHS tape of … Continue reading →

Basic chemistry is generating questions about the effectiveness of storing carbon dioxide underground. The practice involves pumping the greenhouse gas into underground salt caverns, where its supposed to solidify. According to researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, much of the carbon dioxide will remain in its gaseous state, and may eventually escape into the atmosphere. The U.S. Environmental Protection agency has estimated that carbon capture and storage technology may eliminate as much as 90 percent of the carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants. The findings suggest that the technique may be less effective than thought at curbing climate change. If it turns into rock, its stable and will remain there permanently, Yossi Cohen, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT, said in an e-mailed statement Wednesday. If it stays in its gaseous or liquid phase, it remains mobile and it can possibly return back to the atmosphere. The basic idea is that the gas is injected into caverns about 7,000 feet (2.1 kilometers) underground where it reacts with salt water and turns into a solid. According to results published this week in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A, the gas may solidify only at the surface of the underground … Continue reading →

Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited U.S. President Barack Obama in September 2014, the word in New Delhi has been that the two men had chemistry. Mr. Obama broke the ice by leaving his White House staff behind to give Mr. Modi a personal 15-minute tour of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Soon after, Mr. Modi decided to invite Mr. Obama to Republic Day celebrations this month, becoming the first Indian leader to choose an American as his guest for the spectacular annual parade. It is hard to say who was more taken aback: the Americans Mr. Obamas attendance required him to juggle the timing of the State of the Union address or the Indians, when Mr. Obama said yes. He is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Sunday. The emerging goodwill between the two leaders was not preordained. Mr. Modi came into office with a formidable piece of baggage, having been blacklisted by the U.S. government for nearly a decade over his handling of religious riots in Gujarat. U.S. diplomats efforts to mend fences were late and awkward. Beneath the surface of the two leaders personal relationship are the shifting tectonic plates of geopolitics. With the … Continue reading →