Air Pollution Decrease in India During COVID-19 Lockdown Not as High as Originally Thought

Medicine & Technology Nov 17, 2021

York University researchers find meteorology played an important and unaccounted role.

Copper Age Iberia Discovered to Hold the Largest Mercury Poisoning Record Throughout Human History; How Dangerous Is It?

Nov 16, 2021

A new archaeological research identifies the world's largest mercury poisoning over the past 5,000 years of the human history.

Origins of Heavy Metals: Researchers Use Computer Simulations to Determine Where Gold Comes From

Nov 16, 2021

Where does gold come from? How are they produced in the universe? An international team of researchers shows the synthesis of heavy metals that might explain their origins.

Waste Turned Into Fatty Acids; Study Reveals New Process That Produces Energy-Rich Molecules to Make Fuels, Other Essential Chemicals

Nov 16, 2021

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have recently demonstrated a new process that will turn waste into fatty acid, and eventually become useful, instead of useless.

Mineralogist Discovers Mineral 'Davemaoite' Trapped In a Diamond From Earth's Mantle

Nov 14, 2021

A group of scientists recently discovered for the first time a mineral inside a diamond taken from the depths of the earth. This find is a "rare glimpse" into the deep mantle.

ETH Zurich Develops Sustainable Syngas from Natural Carbon Dioxide and Solar Energy, A Potential Replacement For Fossil Fuels

Nov 03, 2021

A new study was able to develop a system that could create synthetic fuels from renewable sources such as sunlight and air which makes a great alternative for fossil fuels.

An Introduction to BioTechniques and Western Blotting

Oct 22, 2021

Western blotting, also known as immunoblotting, is a biochemical technique that provides crucial information about proteins in complex samples. This is useful in many scientific and medical fields, including cancer care and pain management.

Cow Manure Turned Into Filter to Make Drinking Water from Seawater

Oct 22, 2021

Scientists at Northeastern University have turned cow manure into a filter that separates salt in seawater to make it into drinking water. They hope this technology can address the global water scarcity.

Exploding Pants Set Farmers on Fire: What Caused This Unusual Plague in New Zealand During 1930s?

Oct 20, 2021

An unusual plague hit New Zealand in the 1930s when pants of farmers would explode or suddenly burst into flames when they are working on the field or riding on a horse. But what caused these bizarre explosions?

Molecules in Egg Carton Research Shows How Water Surfaces Produce Helpful Materials Like LED for Mobile Phones

Oct 18, 2021

Researchers have just used lasers to examine further how water surface may function as a template for the molecules' regular arrangement, not to mention what physiochemical mechanisms are triggering this.

Scientists Created Super Stable, Durable Glass by Mixing Multiple Molecules; Discovery Could Possibly Lead to New Types of Glasses

Oct 15, 2021

Chalmers University of Technology researchers found that mixing multiple molecules could result in a new type of glass that has potential applications ranging from medicine, solar cell technology, and advanced digital screens.

Particle Refinement Boosts Sodium/Lithium-Ion Batteries By Inducing and Increasing Cycle Capacity

Oct 11, 2021

A new study offers a solution to make sodium/lithium-ion batteries have greater storage capacity.

Metal-Eating Bacteria Potential Solution to Keep Mining Clean in Chile

Oct 11, 2021

Chile's biotechnology experts are developing a mine-cleaning approach through the help of metal-eating bacteria known as Leptospirillum.

Can You Turn Seawater Into Fresh Water? New Ion-Removal Process Improves Conversion of Contaminated Water

Oct 05, 2021

Researchers were able to predict the behavior of troublesome ions during water processing, so they were able to develop a new ion-removal process to improve the conversion of seawater into fresh water.

Superconducting Single-Photon Detector Improved; Spectral Resolution Twice the Standard MKID

Oct 05, 2021

A new study improved the standard spectral resolution of a microwave kinetic inductance detector by preventing photon energies from leaking the superconductors.