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Nylon: A Revolution in Textiles

By Audra J. Wolfe

The invention of nylon in 1938 promised sleekness and practicality for women who sought an alternative to costly and delicate silk stockings. But nylon's impact soon reached much further—it ushered in a textile revolution for consumers and the military alike, ultimately helping the Allies win World War II. Read more >>

Images of Modernity

CHF’s major exhibition, Making Modernity, tells the story of the long march toward scientific progress that defines the modern world. The images in the photoessay presented here illustrate the main themes of the exhibit. Read more >>

A Century of Chemical Engineering

In 2008 the American Institute of Chemical Engineers celebrates its centennial. Its founding furthered the profession of chemical engineering and represented the beginning of American technological dominance in the 20th century. Read more >>

Milestones

A Taste Sensation
For decades a culinary foe of conscientious consumers, MSG continues to thrive in its 100th year of existence. Read more >>

History in the Making

Bracing for the Ban
Cosmetics testing has created an issue for consumers: the potential cruelty to lab animals of tests meant to assure product safety. Read more >>

Explore

Beyond the Classroom
At the Liberty Science Center in New Jersey, students "do science” rather than merely appreciate it on paper.
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Reviews

Books

Robert Bud. Penicillin: Triumph and Tragedy
Ursula Klein; Wolfgang Lefèvre. Materials in Eighteenth-Century Science: A Historical Ontology
Tara Nummedal. Alchemy and Authority in the Holy Roman Empire
Pontus Braunerhjelm; Maryann P. Feldman, eds. Cluster Genesis: Technology-Based Industrial Development
Jay D. Aronson. Genetic Witness: Science, Law, and Controversy in the Making of DNA Profiling
Eric Roston. The Carbon Age: How Life’s Core Element Has Become Civilization’s Greatest Threat
Allen G. Debus. The Chemical Promise: Experiment and Mysticism in the Chemical Philosophy, 1550– 1800
Catherine Brady. Elizabeth Blackburn and the Story of Telomeres: Deciphering the Ends of DNA

Exhibits

Global Warming Facts and Our Future. Reviewed by James E. Girard

Print Exclusives

Reactions
Memories of the Manhattan Project • Taking Measure • More on the Bayer Process

Driving Forces
A pH Phenomenon

Inspire
Celebrating Science • Rare Vision • The Triumph of a Team • Nuclear Futures • From Macro to Micro • A Day of Innovation

Treasures from the Vault
Wool–Nylon Blend Carpet Yarn Dye Sample Box • A Stent in Time • Immortalizing the Magic Bullet • An Analytical Solution • Wiggly Wonders

Also: Calendar • From the President • Online This Fall • End Product