Douglas B. Clark
Douglas Clark is a copywriter and speechwriter with a healthy appetite for all things digital. He has more than 15 years' agency and independent experience in corporate and marketing communication, and his clients come from diverse industries, specializing in anything from financial products and toothpaste to software for the visualization of computational fluid dynamics data. Among his clients are Accenture, American Express, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Hewlett-Packard, and Panasonic.
ChEnected contributions
How Viruses Hijack RNA to Hide in the Body
Ever wonder how some viruses, such as the common herpes virus, manage to hide in the body for years at a time, often going undetected?
Undergrad Leads Study Showing Buckyballs' Ability to Remove Toxins from Water
A study led by Rice University undergraduate Jessica Heimann shows that treated buckyballs have the ability to remove potentially toxic metals from water and reserve them for future use. The r
History of the Chemistry Set
If a chemistry set influenced your interest in science, then you'll be happy to learn about the largest public collection of chemistry sets, which is housed by the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Chemical Engineer Robert Langer Wins £1 Million Queen Elizabeth Prize
The 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to the groundbreaking chemical engineer Dr.
Nanoparticles Successfully Target Cancer Brain Cells in Rats
Glioma, a deadly form of brain cancer, has been identified as one that might effectively be treated by gene therapy, but delivering the right genes to cancer cells was previously very challenging.&
Meet R. Brent Dixon – Featured YP for February 2015
Meet Brent, featured YP for February, who is a graduate of NCSU and works as a chemical engineer at PCLS.
Significant Gap in Opinions between US Scientists and General Public
Despite similar views about the overall place of science in America, a recent study shows the general public and scientists often see science-related issues differently.
Video Tutorial: Mastering the McCabe-Thiele Diagram
This video tutorial demonstrates conceptually how to step off stages on a McCabe-Thiele diagram.
Making Metal Surfaces Waterproof, but without Coatings
Scientists at the University of Rochester have used lasers to transform metals into extremely water repellent, or super-hydrophobic, materials without the need for temporary coatings. Super-hy
Nanodiamonds Show Promise for Cancer Drug Delivery
Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered that nanodiamonds can be used to effectively deliver chemotherapy drugs and eliminate chemoreisistant cancer cells.
Long-Lasting Anti-Microbial Coating Unveiled
German researchers have developed an antimicrobial abrasion-resistant coatings with both silver and copper colloids with a long-term effect that kill germs reliably and at the same time prevent ger
Will Molten-Salt Design Make Reactors Meltdown-Proof?
Multiple nuclear companies are working on designs that attempt to make the molten-salt-cooled reactor the way of the future.
New Versatile Nanomaterial Inspired by Mother of Pearl
A new nanoscale material mimics mother of pearl's brick-and-mortar-like alternating layers, offering many diverse applications.
A Second Go at Battery Storage for Hawaii’s Solar Energy
Hawaii’s Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) says that its Anahola array, a 12-megawatt facility which will be completed this year, should give KIUC the highest daytime solar penetration
Attend VLS's 5th Anniversary Meeting Online
You are invited to attend the January 22 Virtual Local Section Meeting and celebrate the start of the VLS's fifth year of "supporting chemical engineers regardless of geography." &nbs