In 1965, while working on the synthesis of new lightweight yet strong materials for using in tires because of the anticipated gasoline shortage, Stephanie Kwolek at DuPont accidentally discovered Kevlar-the registered trademark name of para-aramid polymers used in the bulletproof … Read more
Poison dart frogs belong to the Dendrobatidae family. These tiny two-inch-long frogs are some of the most beautifully colored habitats of rainforests. As a defensive mechanism, they use these bright colors, a tactic called aposematic coloration, to warn the potential predators … Read more
Stereochemistry is about the arrangement of atoms in space. Recall that two molecules with identical chemical formulas can still be isomers because the atoms are in a different spatial arrangement. One great example of how the different three-dimensional arrangement of … Read more
Did you know that aside from bringing the stress to our life, nucleophilic substitution reactions work as antidepressant as well? ? S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) a nutritional supplement sold under the trademark SAMe is used to battle depression and arthritis. Scientific studies … Read more
