An engineering hardware display, slide-tape show, selected readings, and tests are used to help students become familiar with values, fitting, tools, and instruments. Sample exam questions and a list of hardware are given. (BB)

Describes the status of women chemistry scientists on the faculties of universities, and explains some of the difficulties they face with respect to hiring, promotion and tenure. Although the number of women chemists is increasing, the degree of improvement in their situation is minimal. (GA)

Presents the concluding article on a checklist for chemistry laboratory safety. (SL)

Presents a procedure for testing cholesterol level in patients. (SL)

Describes a device for converting LED digital displays to large-scale displays. (SL)

Describes a device to detect flooding by broken water apparatus and to properly shut off the apparatus and water flow. (SL)

Reviews research in carbonate geology focusing on both sedimentology and diagenesis of shallow and deep water carbonates. (MA)

Reviews major and minor meetings, journal articles, and special publications in the field of trace-element geochemistry over the past year. Includes national and international sources. (MA)

Reviews challenges facing the future use of coal and synthetic fuels as major energy sources. (SL)

Reviews the chemistry of methylmercury, methylmercury poisoning, and its treatment. (SL)

Reviews historically early observations in the field of chromatography. (SL)

Provides seven everyday examples of oxidation-reduction processes appropriate for secondary school chemistry. (SL)

Reviews the use of a programmable hand-held calculator for evaluating a student's performance on a quantitative laboratory experiment. (SL)

Describes a laboratory experiment to analyze wine for its major components using a standard enological analytical procedure. (Author/GA)

Describes a safe and simple laboratory experiment to polymerise alkenes. Uses a two components catalyst; an unsolveted Grignard reagent and titanium (IV) chloride. (GA)