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Scientists turn lampshades into indoor air purifiers with magic coating

Imagine if something as simple as your lampshade could help clean the air inside your home. Well, some smart scientists are saying it's possible, and...

Scientists find microplastics in the marine atmosphere

You might think of the ocean when you hear about microplastics, but these tiny particles are also floating in the air, even in the...

Chloride paves the way to the future of green batteries

As the world searches for alternatives to lithium in rechargeable batteries, sodium, potassium, and zinc have come up as leading alternatives. However, researchers at Worcester...

Carpets hold persistent residues from tobacco smoke, shows study

Even after regular smoking has ceased, tobacco's residues, known as thirdhand smoke, remain on indoor surfaces, posing as a source of indoor pollutants. A study...

International Space Station was contaminated with chemicals not from the Earth

Imagine if the dust in your house had some chemicals that were more concentrated than what's usually found in most American or Western European...

Graphene could be a game changing material in space

Graphene has long been put forward as a wonder material. Undeniably, it has astounding properties – stronger than steel, a better electrical conductor than copper,...

Scientists find cool way to make stronger construction materials with bacteria

Scientists have discovered a cool new way to make building materials stronger and more eco-friendly, and it involves using tiny living organisms! In a paper...

Scientists find a clue to the magnetic mystery of metal asteroids

Have you ever wondered about the mysteries that the universe holds? One such mystery that has had scientists scratching their heads for years revolves around...

Scientists finally know why some alloys don’t change size when heated

It's a fact that most materials, be it solid, liquid, or gas, will grow larger when heated and shrink when cooled. This is known as...

Scientists develop carbon nanotube-based sensors for virus and bacteria detection

An interdisciplinary research team from Ruhr University Bochum (Germany), the Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems, and ETH Zurich has developed a new...