Tag: Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences

Credit: American Chemical Society Plastic bag pollution has become a huge environmental problem, prompting some cities and countries to heavily ...

Lakes, rivers and some private wells are becoming saltier, largely thanks to high levels of road salt sprinkled on streets ...

Each year, about 27 million tires end up in landfills, dumps and stockpiles, where they pose health and environmental hazards. ...

New process combines 3D laser lithography with microfluidics -- publication in Science AdvancesCredit: Figure: Frederik Mayer, INT/KIT Three-dimensional structures on ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Down syndrome is the most common birth defect, occurring once in ...

A team of physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic State University suggested a method to quickly identify single antibiotic-resistant bacteria cells ...

Rice University lab combines conductive foam with other materials for capable new compositesCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Feb. 12, ...

Credit: Karin Söderlund Leifler/Linköping University Scientists at Linköping University have developed a new method to produce hydrated materials, hydrogels, that ...

Credit: SEM images: Asja Radja; Simulations: Asja Radja and Maxim Lavrentovich. It's no secret that pollen plays a vital role ...

Dispersion in executives' fixed pay drags innovation, whilst dispersion in their variable pay boosts it, according to a study by ...

Credit: Yen Strandqvist Human beings are not the only ones who suffer from stress - even microorganisms can be affected. ...

Swiss scientists have developed probes designed to reveal the physical forces inside living cells; a world firstCredit: © UNIGE The ...

Credit: Kent State University Many homes today include safety devices like smoke, radon and carbon monoxide detectors to warn us ...

Start of the project 'reFuels -- Re-thinking Fuels' -- State Transport Minister Hermann: 'Fuel Production with the Help of Renewable ...