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...
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...