Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover chemistry, from its small molecules to its big questions. The excitement was palpable last week when scientists announced ...

Figure 1 below illustrates the water/steam schematic of a coal-fired unit from the last century. Figure 1. Flow path of a large, drum-type coal unit. Note the closed feedwater heaters and the one open ...

Power plants are engineered with precision down to the smallest detail, yet one critical variable is often considered too ...

What makes a group of athletes greater than the sum of its parts? Is it the knowing glance that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady exchanges with Rob Gronkowski when he looks down the line of ...

Despite rapid advances in artificial intelligence, AIs are nowhere close to being ready to replace humans for doing science. But that doesn't mean that they can't help automate some of the drudgery ...

Electron-rich allenes and heterocumulenes are commonly described by the regular notations of organic chemistry. Following on from published results and recent computational studies, we present here a ...

Medicinal chemistry, also known as pharmaceutical chemistry, is a branch of chemistry focused on the development of new drugs and the improvement of existing ones. It is an interdisciplinary field ...

This article is based on a poster originally authored by Ellen Williams, Peyton Willis, Andrew Laroche, and Calvin M. Stewart. There is an increasing demand for novel materials and parts able to ...

The chemistry of mucus is conceptually identical to that of hair. Which means the same reaction can style your hair or help you breathe better. Ain't chemistry great? If you ask a chemist "What ...

For the first time, the annual Electric Utility and Cogeneration Chemistry Workshop (EUCCW) will be co-locating with POWERGEN 2026 this January in San Antonio. We will be covering a number of ...