bond.

Everyday chemistry
Issue 23
materials catalysis kitchen science
[ crystal macro ]
[ pigment powders ]

cover story

The glue that lets go on command

Reversible adhesives are about to unstick manufacturing

Bonds that hold like epoxy and release with a flash of light — and what they mean for a world that wants to take its products apart again.

11 Room-temp ammonia 26 The periodic table's edge 45 Why nonstick sticks around