Distillations magazine
Unexpected Stories from Science’s Past
Controversy, Control, and Cosmetics in Early Modern Italy
In a society that damned women for both plainness and adornment, wearing makeup became a defiant act of survival.
Distillations articles reveal science’s powerful influence on our lives, past and present.
Getting the Lead Out
Our long history with a potent poison.
Patterning the World: The Rise of Chemically Amplified Photoresists
The rise of the digital age depended on integrated circuits made with new materials and techniques that could both increase performance and drive down cost.
Mendeleev’s Legacy: The Periodic System
Mendeleev’s greatest achievement was not the periodic table so much as the recognition of the periodic system on which it was based.