Chemistry News Roundup (broadcast Friday, August 22nd, 2008)

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From boosting hydrogen production and protecting micro spacecraft to curing a bad hair day -- chemistry is all around us. In this segment, we'll get a roundup of research being presented at this week's American Chemical Society meeting in Philadelphia. We'll hear about work being done on improving ways to extract hydrogen from ethanol using advanced catalysts, research into a newly-discovered taste sense for calcium, and even what's going on at a chemical level when someone applies conditioner to frizzy hair.

Guests

Aaron Rowe
Journalist for WIRED Science
San Francisco, California

Umit Ozkan
Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

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Segment produced by:Molly Webster

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