Scientists find new way to turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid
Styrofoam egg cartons, hard plastic compact disc cases, red drinking cups and many other common products are composed of polystyrene, a type of plastic...
Chemicals in your dog or cat’s stool may threat your health
Scientists from NYU Grossman School of Medicine found chemicals in pet feces may signal threats to human health.
The research is published in the journal Environment...
How to blow up a building (or whale) safely?
How do you demolish a massive building – in the middle of a populated city – in a matter of seconds… safely?
Counterintuitively, you do...
Scientists find new way to grow extremely tiny diamonds without explosives
Diamonds aren’t just glittery, sparkly gems for jewelry.
The smallest ones, only a few nanometers wide, are also crucial for drug delivery, sensors and quantum...
Why your kitchen sponge is disgusting
Researchers at Duke University have uncovered a basic but surprising fact:
Your kitchen sponge is a better incubator for diverse bacterial communities than a laboratory...
Scientists find a new form of ice
Scientists have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressures.
Solid water, or ice, is like many other materials...
How water actually works?
Water is weird… really weird.
We’re gonna dive into the controversial chemistry and heated debates around the science of what gives water it’s super unusual...
Tire dumps and aging mattresses may soon be relics of the past
Despite research and policy efforts, recycling initiatives have skidded on more complex materials like tires and mattresses, filling dumps and natural land across the...
Scientists find greener way to clean wastewater treatment filters
Membrane filters don’t require much energy to purify water, making them popular for wastewater treatment.
To keep these materials in tip-top condition, they’re commonly cleaned...
This toxic gas provides almost all of our food
Anhydrous ammonia can cause headline-grabbing disasters, but it’s also responsible for 50% of the food on your table.
It all boils down to nitrogen, and...