In chemical reactions, water adds speed without heat

( University of Wisconsin-Madison ) An international team of researchers has discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions -- such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis -- in which hydrogen is one of the reactants, or starting materials.

In hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis chemical reactions, water adds speed without heat

An international team of researchers has discovered how adding trace amounts of water can tremendously speed up chemical reactions—such as hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis—in which hydrogen is one of the reactants, or starting materials.

Student projects highlighted at Super Science Saturday

Follow us on Facebook by clicking here ! From pizza box solar ovens to free tree giveaways, it was a busy morning at Pioneer Middle School's Super Science Saturday.

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Ken Maurer column: Getting back to normal

The river went a little haywire this past week because of all the rain. As the week wears on, the river and the trout streams should settle back into good flow conditions.