Scientists find new way to store data with dyes
As the world’s data storage needs grow, new strategies for preserving information over long periods with reduced energy consumption are needed.
Now, researchers reporting in...
Hydrogel tablet could purify contaminated river water in an hour
Researchers have created a new hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water.
One tablet can disinfect a liter of river water and make it...
Scientists find greener way to extract and separate rare earth elements
A new method improves the extraction and separation of rare earth elements—a group of 17 elements critical for technologies such as smart phones and...
New fabric could protect against both biological and chemical threats
A Northwestern University research team has developed a versatile composite fabric that can deactivate both biological threats, such as the novel coronavirus that causes...
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...