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The monument for Marie Sklodowska Curie, the only person to win a Nobel Prize in two different sciences: the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 (jointly with her husband), and the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1911.
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man, crying, tears

Crying for Power? Your Tears Could Generate Electricity

By Sara G. Miller published

What do egg whites and human tears have in common? According to a new study from Ireland, both materials can generate electricity, thanks to an enzyme they contain.

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Cryo-electron microscopy produced this 3D image of the Zika virus.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for 3D Images of Life's Molecules

By Jeanna Bryner published

The 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists for their work in producing 3D images of life's molecular machinery.

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Titanium foam

Facts About Titanium

By Stephanie Pappas published

Properties, uses and sources of the element titanium.

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Volcanic sulfur

Facts About Sulfur

By Stephanie Pappas published

Properties, sources and uses of the element sulfur.

Elements
Liquid nitrogen

Facts About Nitrogen

By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published

Properties, sources and uses of nitrogen, one of the most abundant gases in Earth's atmosphere.

Elements
A replica of a mass spectrometer used by the physicist J.J. Thompson in the 1910s.

How Do You Weigh an Atom?

By Natalie Wolchover published

You can't use a scale, but there's another method for weighing an atom.

Chemistry
Iron ore

Facts about iron

By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published

Properties, sources and uses of the element iron.

Chemistry
temporary gels

Self-Destructing Materials Could Create Vanishing Ink

By Tia Ghose published

A new method for creating self-destructing molecules could be used for drug delivery, erasable ink or other applications.

Chemistry
vanadinite

Facts About Vanadium

By Traci Pedersen published

Properties, sources and uses of the element vanadium.

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Gallium

Facts About Gallium

By Traci Pedersen published

Properties, sources and uses of the element gallium.

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