http://chemistry.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Chemistry GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-07-04T00:03:37Z Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:03:37 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/06/honeycomb-candy-recipe.htm The baking soda and vinegar volcano is a lot of fun, but it isn't the only chemistry project you can do using baking soda. Honeycomb candy is an easy-to-make candy... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/06/honeycomb-candy-recipe.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:05:12 +0000 2008-07-06T00:05:12Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/04/how-to-light-a-fireworks-display-safely.htm The big day has arrived! It's time to light all those fireworks you have made or purchased. Here are some tips for lighting your fireworks without blowing yourself up or... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/04/how-to-light-a-fireworks-display-safely.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:03:37 +0000 2008-07-04T00:03:37Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/02/wordless-wednesday-rubber-egg.htm Make your own rubber egg...... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/02/wordless-wednesday-rubber-egg.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:06:25 +0000 2008-07-02T00:06:25Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/01/colored-smoke-recipes.htm I get a lot of questions about whether the recipes that you can find online for making colored smoke bombs are valid. Yes, they are, but... you have to keep... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/07/01/colored-smoke-recipes.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:02:19 +0000 2008-07-01T16:02:19Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/29/mars-phoenix-finds-evidence-of-liquid-water.htm NASA's Mars Phoenix performed wet chemistry experiments on Martian soil -- the first such analysis to be performed on any world except Earth. According to a Physorg.com, the tests indicate... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/29/mars-phoenix-finds-evidence-of-liquid-water.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:40:28 +0000 2008-06-29T14:40:28Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/27/rubber-egg-chicken-bones.htm My daughter's favorite science project is making rubber eggs. I have a preference for projects that involve fire, but sometimes those are complicated or require special chemicals, plus there is... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/27/rubber-egg-chicken-bones.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:10:13 +0000 2008-06-27T17:10:13Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/25/wordless-wednesday-mad-scientist-fizzy-potion.htm Make your own mad scientist fizzy potion.... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/25/wordless-wednesday-mad-scientist-fizzy-potion.htm Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:27:27 +0000 2008-06-25T00:27:27Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/23/can-you-really-run-your-car-on-water.htm Since I posted instructions for making biodiesel, I've received a lot of emails from readers reminding me that many cars (including mine) run on gas, not diesel, and asking about... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/23/can-you-really-run-your-car-on-water.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:08:35 +0000 2008-06-23T11:08:35Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/23/how-an-ice-cream-soda-or-float-works.htm An ice cream soda or ice cream float (called a spider in Australia and New Zealand) is made by adding soda pop or seltzer to ice cream. Some people add... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/23/how-an-ice-cream-soda-or-float-works.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:58:54 +0000 2008-06-23T08:58:54Z http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/21/nasa-mars-phoenix-lander-how-do-they-know-its-water-ice.htm The most common questions I've heard regarding the Mars Phoenix Lander's discovery of ice near Mars' North Pole are, "How do they know it's ice?" and "How do they know... http://chemistry.about.com/b/2008/06/21/nasa-mars-phoenix-lander-how-do-they-know-its-water-ice.htm Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:31:14 +0000 2008-06-21T09:31:14Z