Last week in Richmond, Va., chemists from all over the U. S. gathered at the convention of the American Chemical Society to gossip, talk shop, exchange news of knowledge gained in research and experiment. To these scientists in their meetings, many a talk was made, many a learned paper was read, including:
Fruit Ripener: Sunshine often takes weeks to ripen green oranges, bananas, lemons. A small quantity of ethylene gas (C2H4) was released in a closed chamber containing green fruit. The fruit ripened in a...
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