Could CBD or Cannabidiol make you fail a drug test?
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a non-psychoactive compound produced by the marijuana plant that seems to be everywhere these days.
Maybe you've even been asked if...
Scientists find why deep-sea dragonfish has transparent teeth
A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego have discovered what's responsible for making the teeth of the deep-sea dragonfish...
Scientists unlock a super tough material for next-generation electronics
Graphene, a super tough wonder material, hasn’t made it into electronics yet because it doesn’t conduct an electric current on its own.
Researchers used...
Your diamond most likely made of recycled ocean floor
The diamond on your finger is most likely made of recycled seabed cooked deep in the Earth.
Traces of salt trapped in many diamonds show...
‘Zombie’ molecules dramatically increase battery lifetime
This new flow battery brings molecules back from the dead.
So-called zombie molecules cut the capacity fade rate of the battery at least a...
Scientists discover new compound to kill antibiotic resistant superbugs
In a new study, researchers have discovered a new compound that can kill antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
The research was conducted by a team from the University...
New technique helps create new components for photoelectric devices
A technique that introduces carbon-hydrogen molecules into a single atomic layer of the semiconducting material tungsten disulfide dramatically changes the electronic properties of the...
Scientists find a way to transform water and carbon dioxide into fuels
Chemists at the University of Illinois have successfully produced fuels using water, carbon dioxide and visible light through artificial photosynthesis.
By converting carbon dioxide into...
Scientists discover fascinating new properties of lithium
Lithium transforms under pressure.
Using cutting-edge theoretical calculations performed at NERSC, researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry have predicted fascinating new properties of lithium.
Lithium was...
Why is carbon the key to life? On earth, anyway
One element is the backbone of all forms of life we've ever discovered on Earth: carbon.
Number six on the periodic table is, to the...