Why are electric vehicle fires so hard to put out
Electric vehicles don’t catch fire often, but when they do, things get spicy. How do these fires start?
Scientists discover new substance that could form in Europa’s deep oceans
A new substance created in a lab on Earth could form at the surface and bottom of Europa’s deep oceans, say researchers.
These household ‘forever chemical’ linked to liver cancer
A recent study from the University of Southern California found exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in the environment is linked to non-viral...
How to pull carbon dioxide out of seawater
Scientists have found an effective new method for removing carbon dioxide from the ocean.
How vinyl chloride, chemical released in the Ohio train derailment, can damage the liver
Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver.
How a copper catalyst converts CO2 into liquid fuels
Since the 1970s, scientists have known that copper has a special ability to transform carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels.
But for many years,...
Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient
The secret, a University of Rochester optics professor explains, is to harness the power of metals.
Why calcium hydroxide plus corn is key to understanding Western civilization and tacos
Is it okay to make them from pre-made corn flour, or do you need to go all the way back to dried corn kernels to make truly “from scratch” tortillas?
Scientists reveal the chemical secret of star birth
Scientists have uncovered what might be a critical step in the chemical evolution of molecules in cosmic “stellar nurseries.”
This elastic material could protect flexible batteries from gases
A new technique uses liquid metal to create an elastic material that is impervious to both gases and liquids.