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Readers’ Favorite Stories

September 5, 2013 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 91, Issue 36

To help the magazine ring in its 90th birthday, C&EN reached out to you, our readers, to tell us about your favorite articles. We began collecting responses at the 245th national meeting in New Orleans in April and continued accepting submissions online until July 15. We randomly awarded one iPad mini to entice you to write in, and we are happy to report that you sent us more than 60 thoughtful responses! Included here is a sampling of them. Miss our deadline for submission? Share your favorites by commenting on this article below.

"What's That Stuff? I always enjoy this feature a lot. My favorites are blue jeans, contact lenses, and silly putty"

- Joan Merlin Palmer, University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration

Winner of the iPad mini

Blue Jeans

By: Lauren K. Wolf

Oct. 24, 2011

Contact Lenses

By: Jyllian Kemsley

March 17, 2008

Silly Putty

By: By Ann M. Thayer

Nov. 27, 2000

Carbon Conundrum

By: Jeff Johnson & Alex Scott

Feb. 18, 2013

"I teach a course that discusses the impact of policy on the development of energy technologies, and this article provides a balanced perspective that can be used to start a class discussion."

- Elsa Reichmanis
Georgia Institute of Technology

Food Detectives

By: Jyllian Kemsley

Oct. 8, 2012

"I loved the 'Food Detectives' article by Jyllian Kemsley in the Oct. 8, 2012, issue. I am a young grad student and this article has aligned with the start of my research on food science. It got me super excited to read and learn more about analytical techniques that are used in the field."

- Nate Stebbins
University of Scranton

Eating Arsenic

By: Celia Henry Arnaud

May 6, 2013

"'Eating Arsenic,' because it tackles not only the analytical aspect of detecting the arsenic but the root causes of arsenic buildup by the plants and ways to reduce it."

- Nancy Winchester
Chevron

Sustainability

By: Rudy M. Baum

Aug. 18, 2008

"'Humans need to change their relationship to Earth.' A short and important message highlighted by this article with nice facts and figures. Calling for a change in the way we make, consume, and dispose of things."

- Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan
University of Texas, Austin

Newscripts (Ig Nobel prizes)

By: Bethany Halford

Sept. 24, 2012

"Newscripts articles on the Ig Nobel prizes. I love the summaries that are written about the prizes, and I appreciate the humor that is provided by Newscripts articles each week. The humor in each article helps get my week off to a great start!"

- Michael Bindis
Miami University, Ohio

An Essential Craft

By: Rachel Petkewich

Jan. 16, 2006

"Glassblowing. A fine and beautifully illustrated report on one of the great 'plastic arts.' Where else was I going to encounter this fine piece? Well done!"

- Ted Lindeman
Colorado College

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