Constipation and diarrhoea: two extremes of a crappy spectrum. Luckily, we have medicines to deal with either, and this graphic examines the different categories and how they help get things flowing freely (or less freely) again.
Today (June 29) is National Camera Day, so it feels appropriate to share this recent graphic. Polaroid photography lets users snap a photo and print it on the spot. In the latest edition of Periodic Graphics in Chemical & Engineering News, we focus on the chemistry that makes this instant printing possible. Click through to the C&EN site to view the full graphic.
With summer on its way in the Northern Hemisphere, the latest edition of Periodic Graphics in Chemical & Engineering News looks at a popular garden plant, hydrangeas, and how the soil they’re planted in can affect their colour. View the full graphic on the C&EN site and then afterwards test your knowledge with this quiz.
Chemistry, art and history collide in the latest edition of Periodic Graphics in C&EN. The graphic examines pigments with links to the death of Napoleon, blue poo and cow urine. Read the full graphic on the C&EN site.
Today is International Women’s Day, and to celebrate here’s another edition in the Women in Chemistry History series. This graphic highlights another twelve women whose achievements in chemistry range from the discovery of the greenhouse effect and the production of wrinkle-free cotton fabrics to the invention of non-reflective glass.
On 1 March in 1896, French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity. This graphic summarises his discovery.