Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Moves from the U.S. to Participate in Chinese AI Initiative
Omar Yagi, a chemist who won a Nobel Prize in 2025 for his work on a new type of material known as a metal-organic framework, has reportedly moved to China to lead an AI research center at Tsinghua University. At 61, Mr. Yagi is of Palestinian descent. He emigrated to the United States from Jordan […]
Death of army nerve agent chemist deemed accidental despite conflicting evidence
Exclusive: The death of a Pentagon scientist in 2022 has recently come under renewed scrutiny as federal authorities look into a series of deaths and disappearances linked to researchers working on sensitive government projects. This investigation is taking place as officials and lawmakers review a report that suggests involvement from at least 10 to 11 […]
Meet the American who created bubble gum, Walter Diemer, home-kitchen chemist outwitted scientists
Walter Diemer made my childhood more fun. Business owners and baseball players alike smiled with profit and joy as they recognized his contribution to global consumer culture. Diemer invented bubble gum in 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was an unexpected moment of inspiration for the high school graduate, a home chemist with a side job […]
Chiefs fan Jordan Willis was allegedly nicknamed ‘the chemist’ for drugs: dead friend’s cousin
A Kansas City Chiefs fan who had been partying with three friends was later found frozen to death in his backyard, but a cousin of one of the dead men said the scientist had discovered a He was known for making drug cocktails, so much so that he was nicknamed “The Master of Drugs.” fed […]