Believe it or not, this is an unaltered photograph of the interface between two solvents used in a routine extraction procedure. Viewed close-up under ultraviolet light, the layers look like a ...

Most semiconductor materials are rigid and water-repelling, which aren’t ideal qualities for interacting with soft, wet biological tissues. Sihong Wang and his group at the University of Chicago ...

As it turns out, instant films are all about chemistry! So, how are these pictures made? The special film used for Polaroids looks thin and shiny, but it’s actually quite complicated. Each film ...