New method for analyzing the composition of electronic cigarette vapors

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Bulky groups and low temperatures help capture the elusive isomer in strained C–C homolysis

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Simple and general method to quantitatively determine the surface and core compositions of bimetallic nanoparticles (bi-MNPs)

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MIT graduate students build the Regolith X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer (REXIS) instrument for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission

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Evidence for carcinogenic Cr(VI) compounds in Cr(III)-treated living cells; Cr(III) supplements may alter cancer risk

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