When you dilute sulfuric acid with water, you get battery acid. That’s what Metro Detroit community of New Baltimore nearly created in its water supply accidentally last month, due to a labeling ...

Acids are commonly known for their sour taste and corrosive nature, but in chemistry, their strength is defined a bit differently. A strong acid isn’t about how dangerous it is, it’s about how ...

Rolls of brightly colored plastic. After it is used and discarded, polylactic acid could be used as a feedstock for making the amino acid alanine. Credit: Shutterstock One of the simpler amino acids, ...