name that mysterious acrid smell/taste! [more inside]
posted by serazin on Sep 21, 2009 - 6 answers

What is the brain chemistry involved in reading a good book? What areas of the brain are stimulated? What chemicals experience an uptick? Is there a particular combination unique to reading for pleasure? [more inside]
posted by SaharaRose on Feb 17, 2009 - 10 answers

A sudden, strong, strange chemical smell in the house. What could it be? And how might we find out? [more inside]
posted by still_wears_a_hat on Feb 17, 2009 - 8 answers

I punctured the freon line in a GE minifridge. Is the food safe to eat? [more inside]
posted by Picklegnome on Feb 14, 2009 - 8 answers

Large pores on my face are getting me down. [more inside]
posted by Fairchild on Jan 7, 2009 - 18 answers

Separation filter: Where do you get your VLE diagrams, or the boiling point data used to make them? Bonus points if you have a link that will walk me through sizing (trays, diameter, height...) of a distillation column. [more inside]
posted by whatzit on Jul 7, 2008 - 1 answer

Why does this fabric smell so bad (and can I fix it)? [more inside]
posted by egg drop on Jun 17, 2008 - 8 answers

I need a list of of foreign chemical societies. [more inside]
posted by yoyo_nyc on May 23, 2008 - 3 answers

I'm a junior in college currently pursuing a chemical engineering degree...but what can I do that won't have me working for evil companies or make me part of Big Pharma or the military-industrial complex? [more inside]
posted by liesbyomission on Dec 28, 2007 - 21 answers

Name this chemical! [more inside]
posted by frankie_stubbs on Apr 10, 2007 - 16 answers

Someone in my apartment building is smoking/making/cooking something that causes my girlfriend, daughter and I to cough. Any idea what it might be and what I could do about it? [more inside]
posted by rez on Mar 7, 2007 - 32 answers

SoupFilter: Why do soups taste better after aging? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Nov 25, 2006 - 8 answers

Why can I smell chemicals in my brain? [more inside]
posted by wackybrit on Jun 19, 2006 - 11 answers

Does it make sense that unknown exposure -- allergies or sensitivities -- is making me wildly moody? [more inside]
posted by yesster on May 16, 2006 - 7 answers

Are there any animals that have evolved a use for radioactivity? If so, what ways is it used? If not, why has this not happened? [more inside]
posted by 0bvious on Nov 23, 2005 - 32 answers

Two mathematical syntax questions--one easy, one astoundingly maybe not so complex [more inside]
posted by hototogisu on May 11, 2005 - 8 answers

Noxious cooking, chemical, and exhaust fumes at work [m.i.]: [more inside]
posted by naxosaxur on Jan 27, 2005 - 12 answers