chemical

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Ethane is combined with high pressure steam at a temperature of more than 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the molecule's chemical bonds and forming ethylene, hydrogen and other gases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

These findings, published in Nature, align with Wang's earlier work, which predicted the chemical consequences of such discharges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

That left U.S. chemical companies, which use cheap and abundant natural gas to make their plastic products, to boost production and raise prices at furious rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

These compounds are key components of Mars' modern chemical environment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

But Kornberg’s synthesis of DNA had created order out of disorder—a gene out of its chemical subunits.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee