Are environmental chemicals behind rising cancer in young people?
Colorectal cancer is becoming more common in younger adults, and this trend has puzzled doctors and researchers around the world.
In the past, this type...
Chemicals in everyday products could weaken your immune system
Many people use products every day without thinking about the chemicals inside them.
Nonstick pans, stain-resistant carpets, and water-resistant clothing all contain substances designed to...
One device, two jobs: A solar cell that also shines like an LED
Imagine a screen that can power itself when you are not using it.
Instead of just sitting idle, it could collect light from its surroundings...
Strange new shape boosts energy conversion by over 8 times
Every day, huge amounts of energy are wasted as heat. Cars release heat through their exhaust, factories lose heat during production, and even our...
Turning plastic waste into clean fuel using sunlight
Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world’s biggest challenges – plastic pollution and clean energy – by transforming waste plastics...
Scientists create smart materials that “understand” light’s handedness
Scientists have developed a new type of semiconductor material that can do something unusual: it can tell the difference between left- and right-handed light...
A simple shake could change the future of graphene production
Scientists have developed a new way to make ultra-thin materials like graphene using simple vibrations at room temperature.
This method could make production much faster,...
‘Forever chemicals’ may raise risk of blood cancer
Scientists are becoming more concerned about a group of chemicals known as PFAS, often called “forever chemicals” because they do not easily break down...
Tiny water drops could revolutionize solar panel cleaning
Solar energy is growing quickly around the world, with more and more panels being installed every year.
But there is a simple problem: dust and...
Mining the solar system to build a new world
I watched Armageddon again fairly recently with Bruce Willis, oil drillers in space and an asteroid the size of Texas bearing down on Earth.
Buried...