alchemy

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We are now one generation of technological alchemy away from the smallest possible silicon microchips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

A sprinkle of sporting rivalry gives you the heady alchemy of why Heated Rivalry resonates with long-time BL fans.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

“Lately I’ve been learning about alchemy, “ said Chloé Zhao, representing “Hamnet,” her domestic drama about the grief-stricken family life of William Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Being surrounded by people you enjoy, eating something sweet, feels like its own small alchemy.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

But if this argument is pressed too far it becomes difficult to explain why, in the eighteenth century, modern chemistry established itself not as a continuation of but as a refutation of alchemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton