3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (469+ words) Plutonium is supposed to stay put. For decades, scientific models have assumed that this heavy metal will form plutonium dioxide in the soil, becoming insoluble " meaning it shouldn't dissolve into or spread through groundwater. But field data tells a different…...

2+ week, 23+ min ago   (221+ words) Clemson University Chemistry Professor Joe Thrasher and two long-time collaborators have received a national honor for their work on high-performance lubricants that keep machinery running under extreme conditions. The honor recognizes decades of joint research that has led to new…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (429+ words) What holds plastic together? With plastics so common in everyday life, it would seem to be a question that has been long resolved. But not so, said Marek Urban, the J.E. Sirrine Foundation Endowed Chair and Professor in Clemson University's Department…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) A new exhibit highlighting the development of mass spectrometry commissioned by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry will be on display at Clemson University until next summer." The exhibit features replica instrumentation that helped scientists discover the building blocks, atoms…...