CraigOfWaffles @CraigOfWaffes@qoto.org

I thought 12 Day of Christmas was my least favorite carol, right up till the first few bars of Go Tell It On the Mountain

Must…not…alliterate…just…because it amuses me… https://cen.acs.org/environment/greenhouse-gases/DOE-details-dole-DAC-dollars/100/web/2022/12 #policy #funding #greenhouseGas This is, in fact, a science policy story about federal funding for direct air #CO2 capture.

Chemical engineering: Why does headspace gas pressure matter for natural product extraction? I'm thinking about espresso and N2-assisted ethanol tinctures.

I’m a full-time staff reporter at C&EN, and lemme tell you this letter from advisory board members to ACS condemning the recent moves is correct, though it may even undersell the negative impact.

https://kitchenchemistry.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-the-membership

A coal power plant is still more efficient than an equivalent number of internal combustion engines. Even Motortrend will tell you that: https://www.motortrend.com/features/truth-about-electric-cars-ad-why-you-are-being-lied-to/

I wrote about an semi-living #AI that plays video games for C&EN. We made a bunch of AI illustrations for it and only picked one for the story. Wanna see the rest? https://craigbettenhausen.blogspot.com/2022/12/ai-art-thinks-about-biocybernetic-ai-c.html

Scientists make #AI more intimidating by adding living neurons, while engineers make robot arms cuter and more versatile by mimicking elephant trunks. All that in my latest item for C&EN https://cen.acs.org/physical-chemistry/computational-chemistry/tiny-brain-video-gameselephant-trunk/100/i42

Some activist in my neighborhood has access to a commercial-grade sign maker, and I’m loving the chaotic energy.

Seeing that laundry pod film kerfuffle? C&EN is on it, with reporting from me and Cheryl Hogue https://cen.acs.org/environment/Toxicity-tests-sought-PVA-plastic/100/i41

@freemo So lemme ask directly, I made an account here on Qoto thinking folks here might be interested in what I write about science, the chemical industry, and corporate sustainability. Was I on the mark or is that not really the vibe on this server? Here’s an example: https://cen.acs.org/business/economy/case-direct-air-capture/100/i10

Hi Mastodon people. Here's my first toot, I guess: Benzene in consumer products: Separate from a recent recall by Unilever, Valisure has been looking at dry shampoo, and has found benzene in more than 70% of the bottles they tested. Updated coverage here in C&EN: https://cen.acs.org/business/consumer-products/Benzeneagain-found-personal-care-products/100/i38?utm_source=CB&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=CEN