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Sodium azide is a white powder that explodes when it hits metal. When it hits water, it turns into an acid that can eat through your skin. When it’s inhaled, it shreds your lungs. But for a long time, ...

It was important to read the recent letters that revisited the dangers associated with the use of sodium azide (C&EN Jan. 11, page 4; April 5, page 5; and Nov. 9, 2009, page 8). None of these letters, ...

Robert Seibert's letter contains an interesting account of an explosion that involved sodium azide (NaN 3) in the late 1940s (C&EN, Nov. 9, 2009, page 8). Following the dreadful accident, Seibert ...

Starting next week, every home in the United States will be able to order four more free at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government. Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, public health ...

The azide functional group has assumed a prominent role in chemical biology efforts in recent years. Azides may be readily introduced into proteins upon replacement of methionine residues with the non ...

A chemical found in rapid home COVID-19 antigen tests contains a small amount of a chemical that could be potentially hazardous, according to the National Capital Poison Center. According to the ...