chemical

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Companies have been trying to identify and develop new chemical weedkillers after leaning for decades on established chemicals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

One of the world’s biggest chemical companies aims to strike a new blow against hard-to-kill weeds that can cost farmers billions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Using these systems, the researchers observed a wide range of chemical products formed during electrical discharges.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

He washes his own equipment and uniforms after every practice and game, though, and he takes showers that seem like the kind that workers get after there’s a chemical leak at a nuclear power plant.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen