[MacGyver] would be proud of [Hyperspace Pirate]’s rough and ready method of producing acetylene gas from seashells and driftwood. Acetylene, made by decomposing calcium carbide with water, is a ...

Chemical applications of calcium carbide have been the focus of recent research, advancing the idea of diverse acetylene chemistry on the basis of carbide technology. Using a proposed approach, cheap ...

Robots that can navigate different types of terrain could help scientists collect information in hard-to-reach places. That navigation can be tricky, however. For example, launching a robot from the ...

PROF. SODDY is a trifle impetuous: my reference to Hazlitt was not out of place, it seems. If I follow my critic, as only a small heap of solid phosphate of lime will be left of me when I am burnt, I ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global calcium carbide market report. This market research report also lists 11 other prominent vendors ...

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Over the last few decades, researchers have focused their attention on very large molecules and molecular systems. Scientists from all over the world study proteomics, genomics, construct complex ...