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Distillations > Article > A Tear Gas Tale
A Tear Gas Tale How tear gas made the transition from wartime weapon to domestic police tool. By 3110 In the summer of 1921 a chemical demonstration sent a battalion of 200 “stalwart Philadelphia...
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Event > Lecture > 2017-10-12 Fellow in Focus: Fresh Air, Foul Odors, and the...
Fellow in Focus: Fresh Air, Foul Odors, and the Growth of American Cities October 12, 2017 Chemical Heritage Foundation 315 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 United States Register online Can a...
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Distillations > Summer 2017 > Our Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend Candy stores in the 19th century sold sweets as deadly as they were delicious. By 2406 Summer 2017 Collections We live in a world of bright colors. We’ve gone far beyond the age-old...
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Research > Our Work > White Papers > Studies in Materials Innovation
Studies in Materials Innovation Part of the Robert W. Gore Materials Innovation Project, this paper series aims to illuminate the diverse aspects of materials innovation in the modern age. Patterning...
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Research > Our Work > White Papers > Studies in Sustainability
Studies in Sustainability The Studies in Sustainability series discusses the unique challenges and opportunities in transforming chemistry into a tool for sustainability. Studies in Sustainability |...
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Distillations > Magazine > Spring 2018 > A Study in Scarlet
A Study In Scarlet Warfarin, a drug that started life 70 years ago as a rat poison, remains one of the most important treatments for heart disease and stroke. But for all its success the anticoagulant...
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Distillations > Magazine > Summer 2018 > Opioids’ Devastating Return
Opioids’ Devastating Return The latest painkiller revival has left a trail of bodies, with no end in sight. By 2350 Summer 2018 Features Chris Marshall was a 22-year-old auto mechanic in Northeast...
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Distillations > Magazine > Fall 2018/Winter 2019 > Snakes and Letters
Snakes and Letters An ancient work on toxicology gets a 16th-century makeover from a master of fonts. By 2291 Fall 2018/Winter 2019 Collections One of the pleasures of my job is the unpredictability,...
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Event > Science on Tap > 2019-08-12 Science on Tap, Untapped: Pick Your Poison
Science on Tap, Untapped: Pick Your Poison August 12, 2019 Mütter Museum 19 South 22nd Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 United States Purchase Tickets They lurk in science labs, museum collections, and...
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Distillations > Article > Vultures
Poison Pill: The Mysterious Die-Off of India’s Vultures India’s vultures have been driven to the brink of extinction in a matter of decades. Their loss threatens the well-being of the country’s human...
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Distillations > Article > Quacks
Quacks, Plagues, and Pandemics What charlatans of the past can teach us about the COVID-19 crisis.By 1218 In 1665 an outbreak of bubonic plague ravaged London. Those with the financial means to escape...
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Distillations > Article > Bedbugs
A Perfect Glutton, Never Ceasing With their creeping, bloodsucking ways, bedbugs continue to mock human superiority.By 5747 Naturalists William Kirby and William Spence both agreed bedbugs had come to...
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