Blockchain: Will Better Data Security Change Chemical Education?

Abstract

High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Aside from a few brave souls who follow the financial gyrations of the online currrency known as Bitcoin, most chemists are probably not very familiar with blockchain. Blockchain is a security technnology that can replace traditional academic transcripts as well as provide a new model for sharing scientific information. It might be useful as a pedagogical tool and even as a way to manage the arrival and inventory of the chemical stockroom. Blockchain may also be used to determine ownership of intellectual property and to track the shipment of chemicals to prevent their use for illegal purposes, such as terrorism.