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How simple changes could turn pizza into award winning pie

This week our host, Sam, chats with renowned baker Peter Reinhart and learns how a couple of small chemistry tweaks can transform a terrible...

How the harmful mercury gets into the sea

Every year, 2,000 metric tons of gaseous mercury are released into the atmosphere by coal-fired power stations and mining activities. The harmful substance then adopts...

New non-toxic technology could extract more gold from ore

New method recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods. Gold is one of the world’s most popular metals. Malleable, conductive and...

How flawed diamonds ‘lead’ to flawless quantum networks

The color in a diamond comes from a defect, or “vacancy,” where there is a missing carbon atom in the crystal lattice. Vacancies have long...

New catalyst could help generate clean energy from waste water

"We have developed a new kind of catalyst that more efficiently generates clean energy from waste water that contains urea," said the University of...

How did the Surfside condo in Florida fail?

Concrete buildings don’t just collapse out of the blue. Even earthquakes aren’t supposed to bring them down. So why did the Champlain Towers South building in...

New sensor could detect rare earth element in unexpected locations

Scientists have developed a luminescent sensor that can detect and measure the presence of a rare earth element called terbium. The element is used in...

Scientists develop longer lasting lithium sulfur batteries with sugar

Simply by adding sugar, researchers from the Monash Energy Institute have created a longer-lasting, lighter, more sustainable rival to the lithium-ion batteries that are...

Common chemicals in paints and plastics can cause breast tumor growth

In a new study from Okayama University in Japan, researchers found common chemicals in paints and plastics can cause breast tumor growth. Photoinitiators are chemicals...

Scientists find new way to extract lithium from contaminated water

Anyone using a cellphone, laptop or electric vehicle depends on lithium. The element is in tremendous demand. And although the supply of lithium around the world...