ChemMatters

The award-winning high school chemistry magazine that demystifies chemistry at work in our everyday lives.

Current Issue | February 2010

In this issue…

ChemMatters reveals the Chemistry of Anesthesia. Go into the operating room and learn how anesthetic drugs make surgery and other medical procedures pain-free.

Also in this issue:

  • Battling Wildfires
  • Green Gasoline
  • Mineral Makeup
  • and more…

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