chemical

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Ethane is combined with high pressure steam at a temperature of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the molecule's chemical bonds and forming ethylene, hydrogen and other gases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The conflict’s geopolitical ripples have brought a lucrative reversal of fortune to U.S.-based chemical makers, which in recent years have been some of America’s most downtrodden companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

These findings, published in Nature, align with Wang's earlier work, which predicted the chemical consequences of such discharges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Their findings show that specific gut bacteria and chemical compounds, known as metabolites, are closely linked to each disease.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Griffith’s identification of a chemical capable of carrying hereditary instructions between organisms—the “gene molecule”—would have sparked a thousand speculations and restructured the chemical theory of life.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee