Chemistry

SOLVAY OPENS A MAJOR INNOVATION CENTRE IN INDIA

25 May 2012

Brussels and Savli, 25 May 2012, at 7:30 am SOLVAY OPENS A MAJOR INNOVATION CENTRE IN INDIA  New Research, Development and Technology Centre to focus on high-performance polymers,organic chemistry, nano ...

Dollars and Scents: The Chemistry of a Delicious Tomato

24 May 2012

The typical supermarket tomato: ripe red, firm to the touch, free of blemishes--and of flavor. Since at least the 1970s, U.S. consumers have lamented the beautiful but bland fruits that farmers breed not for taste, but rather for high yield and durability during shipping. Recently, organic farmers and foodies have championed the superior flavors of heirloom tomatoes --older varieties that come ...

UGA chemistry professor wins top international award

24 May 2012

Gregory H. Robinson, Franklin Professor and Distinguished Research Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia, is one of a select group of international academics awarded a 2012 Humboldt Research Award from Germany’s Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The award is valued at 60,000 euro (approximately $80,000), and Robinson is the second UGA chemist to receive [...]