But 30-plus years ago, “it was free rein,” says Carasik, who has also designed scenes for inventors in movies like Batman Returns and Ghostbusters II. “So we went ahead and put them on the set.” A quick perusal of C&EN’s copy of the 1946 collection featured in the movie does reveal some interesting topics—including an eyewitness account of an atomic bomb explosion in the Pacific and a report on the stability of penicillin.
by Andrea Widener | January 21, 2023
Or chatting with a group of people at lunch, one might say, “Hey guys, what do you think about the new Batman movie?” Try a gender-neutral approach instead: the ACS Inclusivity Style Guide is designed to help ACS members and staff consider diversity and inclusion in communication and includes examples of words to avoid and ones to use.
by Katherine L. Lee, director, District I | April 23, 2022
If it were to attract the wannabe superheroes, Michael is betting on those who want the Batman look. "I think it’s more of a Bruce Wayne thing. Tony Stark has the Iron Man suit. That one makes this suit look like you’re wearing a burlap sack for protection. James Bond doesn’t need it. He is so smooth, few can get the jump on him.
by Sophia Cai | December 02, 2013
After she inserts an IV line, Justin pulls his shirt back on and shrugs on a Batman backpack holding the IV bag and the pump. Fully suited up, he reaches for a reward of a sour gummy worm and hops down. Minutes later, Jason takes his place on the counter, and the nurse repeats the process with him.
by Lisa M. Jarvis | May 13, 2013
After she inserts an IV line, Justin pulls his shirt back on and shrugs on a Batman backpack holding the IV bag and the pump. Fully suited up, he reaches for a reward of a sour gummy worm and hops down. Minutes later, Jason takes his place on the counter, and the nurse repeats the process with him.
by Lisa M. Jarvis | May 13, 2013
—Virtual Gender Differences, What Would Batman Eat? “” This just in: Women in the online world of Second Life expose more skin and come closer to being virtually naked than men do, independent of their virtual body shapes and sizes or perceived attractiveness. So say Anna M. Lomanowska and Matthieu J.
by Stephen K. Ritter | January 21, 2013
by Bethany Halford | July 12, 2012
—On Birth Control,“Plan B,” and...Batman “” The “morning-after” pill, used to prevent conception when other planning methods fail, became a political lightning rod this week. Reports by Pharmalot, NPR, Reuters, and many others relate how the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services blocked an FDA recommendation to provide over-the-counter access to this treatment to a wider range of patients (currently, women under the age of 17 must have a prescription to obtain Plan B).
by See Arr Oh | December 09, 2011
Filming for the third installment of director Christopher Nolan’s Batman movie franchise, “The Dark Knight Rises,” took over their building, the Mellon Institute, which will double as Gotham City Hall, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “I turned around the corner coming from my lab, and I see these guys in orange jumpsuits carrying submachine guns,” recounts Stefan Bernhard, an inorganic chemist who studies luminescent materials.
by Carmen Drahl | August 29, 2011