Here is a link to a C&E News story about a polish grad student who was badly hurt working with nanomaterials…
February 27, 2008
Laboratory Safety
Explosion Injures Student
Accident involved nanostructured explosive materials
Jyllian N. Kemsley
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nanochem does not mean only tiny accidents can happen…
Posted in articles, oops! on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
how to be successful without doing the research
Posted in articles, oops!, university professor on February 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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February 22, 2008
Indian Chemist Is Found to Have Plagiarized and Falsified Articles
A professor at Sri Venkateswara University, in Tirupati, India, has been found to have plagiarized or falsified more than 70 research papers, according to an article in the magazine Chemical & Engineering News.
Wow! 70 papers in four years [...]
toymaker?
Posted in articles, events, quality inspector on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sounds like some toy manufacturers could really use a chemist on staff!! They probably do in many cases but sometimes missing information could be deadly…
Note the last few months worth of lead contamination in toys and now the latest – Aquadots poisoning!
The very highly advertised craft product has just been recalled due to the fact [...]
