California’s chemical transparency law pushes companies to abandon toxic ingredients
A new study by Silent Spring Institute and the University of California, Berkeley has revealed that laws requiring companies to disclose harmful chemicals in...
Common chemical in everyday products may raise your liver cancer risk
Scientists from the University of Southern California have found that exposure to a widely used synthetic chemical is linked to a higher risk of...
Scientists unlock new way to build stronger, smarter materials with 3D printing
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have made an exciting breakthrough in multi-material 3D printing by using capillary action—the same force that makes...
Water arrived in the final stages of Earth’s formation
Roughly 4.6 billion years ago, the Sun was born from the gas and dust of a nebula that underwent gravitational collapse.
The remaining gas and...
Scientists create highly conductive 2D polymer, paving the way for advanced electronics
A team of international researchers has successfully created a new type of highly conductive 2D polymer, opening the door to exciting new applications in...
Electric wind blaster: New firefighting tool can put out flames without water!
Firefighters may soon have a powerful new tool to fight fires more safely and efficiently.
Researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a portable...
Scientists discover organic charcoal that can remove toxic heavy metals from water
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that a special type of charcoal, known as biochar, can remove toxic chromium from water and...
Scientists discover high-temperature multiferroic, paving the way for next-gen electronics
Multiferroic materials, which have the special ability to connect magnetism and electricity, are now one step closer to real-world applications.
While most of these materials...
Scientists find a way to turn waste into fuel
Scientists have found a new way to turn waste like plastic, paper, and food scraps into useful fuel.
This breakthrough could help reduce pollution while...
New eco-friendly lithium extraction method could cut costs and emissions by 75%
Lithium is an essential material for making batteries that power electric cars, smartphones, and other electronic devices.
However, traditional ways of extracting lithium from the...