Our interdisciplinary school is leading scientific exploration and engineering expertise in sustainability solutions, biomedical innovation and advanced materials. We address crucial issues like ...

Computational chemistry describes the use of computer modelling and simulation – including ab initio approaches based on quantum chemistry, and empirical approaches – to study the structures ...

Chemical bonding refers to the attraction between atoms and can come in several different types with varying strength. It allows the formation of substances with more than one atomic component and ...

Welcome to the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at WKU. Chemistry is often referred to as the “central science” because it helps connect the physical sciences and life sciences. We offer ...

Drug addiction is a condition in which there is uncontrolled use of a substance with a harmful outcome. Drugs overstimulate the brain’s reward circuit, producing pleasure or euphoria. With repeated ...

Four months after it took home the award for Best Screenplay at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, where it received a 13-minute standing ovation, Coralie Fargeat's body horror satire The Substance ...

Substance use disorder is a health condition involving compulsive substance use. It can occur with prescription or nonprescription drugs. It can also range from mild to severe. Substance use ...

Each student was required to collect information about the basic properties of the chemicals used in the forthcoming experiment and fill out a one-page Substance-in-use Data Sheet. Based on the ...

Chemical engineers are problem solvers - they bring new medicines to market, develop alternative fuels, keep food manufacturing safe, and create new manufacturing materials. They move small-scale ...

Tiny nanoparticles are at the forefront of materials science—with special properties that make them great at absorbing light in solar panels, cleaning wastewater, and delivering drugs precisely ...

There's perhaps no greater sign of how the Oscars have changed in recent years than the fact that The Substance has managed to secure a nomination in the Best Picture category. Although for our ...

“The Substance,” Fargeat’s daring sophomore effort, goes even further, earning five Academy Award nominations — including best picture. The gory body horror film confronts the pressures ...