Category: Carbon

1,4-Naphthoquinone or para-naphthoquinone is a quinone derived from naphthalene. It forms volatile yellow triclinic crystals and has a sharp odor similar to benzoquinone. It is almost insoluble in cold water, slightly soluble in petroleum ether, and more soluble in polar organic solvents. In alkaline solutions it produces a reddish-brown color. Vitamin K is a derivative […]

The Zagato Raptor, sometimes referred to as the Lamborghini Raptor, is a concept car design created in 1996 by Zagato in partnership with Alain Wicki for Lamborghini. The body features the Zagato "double bubble" design and an innovative door design where the whole middle section of the car swivels up and forward. The chassis is […]

Geoffrey Robert James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick (born 7 March 1955), is a British businessman, hereditary peer and member of the House of Lords. Born on 7 March 1955, the elder son of the Hon. Robin Borwick (1927-2003) and the Hon. Patricia nee McAlpine (1927-2009), only daughter of Lord McAlpine of Moffatt, he was educated […]

Susanne Menden-Deuer is an oceanographer and marine scientist known for her work on marine food webs, including their structure and function. As of 2022, she is president-elect of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. Menden-Deuer received her Diplom in 1996 from the University of Bonn. She went on to receive an M.Sc. […]

Elias Selah Holliday (March 5, 1842 - March 13, 1936) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1901 to 1909. Born in Aurora, Indiana, Holliday spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. He attended the […]

An oxygenase is any enzyme that oxidizes a substrate by transferring the oxygen from molecular oxygen O2 (as in air) to it. The oxygenases form a class of oxidoreductases; their EC number is EC 1.13 or EC 1.14. Most oxygenases contain either a metal, usually iron, or an organic cofactor, usually flavin. These cofactors interact […]

Amanda McKenzie is a public commentator on the climate crisis in Australia. She is the CEO and co-founder of the Climate Council, Australia's leading climate science communications organisation. Previously, McKenzie co-founded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, and was its National Director for four years. She has also served on Renewable Energy Expert Panels for the […]

Andrew Wyatt Blakemore (born May 15, 1971) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Manhattan, New York, he began his career playing in New York bands such as The A.M. and Black Beetle. He gained wider notability as the frontman of the Swedish electronic pop band Miike Snow, which […]

George W. Parshall (September 19, 1929 - July 28, 2019) was an American organometallic chemist who made notable contributions to homogeneous catalysis. He was a senior scientist at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company for many years. Born in Hackensack, Minnesota, Parshall received a Bachelor of Science degree with highest distinction from the […]

Bismuth phosphide is an inorganic compound of bismuth and phosphorus with the chemical formula BiP. The reaction of sodium phosphide and bismuth trichloride in toluene (0 °C): When heated in air, bismuth phosphide burns. When heated in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide, a gradual volatilization of phosphorus is observed. This compound is oxidized when boiled […]