chemical

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Fire Administration, potentially leading to a process known as thermal runaway, in which the battery ignites through a self-sustaining chemical reaction that is impossible to stop until it runs out on its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The chemical, called Virestina, is part of a multibillion-dollar race among agriculture companies like Syngenta, Bayer and Corteva.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Dust storms are not just weather events but powerful drivers of chemical change.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

That left U.S. chemical companies, which use cheap and abundant natural gas to make their plastic products, to boost production and raise prices at furious rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

What was the chemical and physical nature of the gene?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee