chemical
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That leaves out a few key details: The Salt Lake City native has applied to thousands of jobs since he graduated from Princeton in 2024 with his doctorate in chemical engineering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
These are different forms of chemical elements that can preserve clues about diet and environmental conditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
In a 1963 Canadian Parliamentary committee, for example, a witness from the chemical industry prominently cited it as reason chemical pesticides were required: to feed the approaching population explosion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The study’s authors emphasized that their research doesn’t prove that these chemical reactions are responsible for disease or damage in the human body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Proteins enabled chemical reactions, speeding and controlling the pace of biochemical processes, thereby acting as the switchboards of the biological world.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Creosote-soaked rail ties leach toxic chemicals into the soil, sharp scraps of metal litter the riverbed, and pollution remains from the timber industry the rail line once served.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Some plants infuse their leaves with chemicals that are toxic to pests but useful to humans in moderation, such as the bitter tannins in tea and the fragrant oils in mint and rosemary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The windfall isn’t isolated to its refining and chemicals division–a jump in gas prices, strong oil and gas trading, and elevated oil prices have all combined to set TotalEnergies up for a bumper third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The elements that make up our planet help determine processes such as plate tectonics, the generation of its protective magnetic field, and the movement of essential chemicals into the atmosphere, oceans, and soil.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
I waited while he went down in the basement and returned with my chemicals in a cardboard box.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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