8+ hour, 32+ min ago  (705+ words) In 2018, one of Italy's worst environmental disasters came to light when Miteni, a chemical company, was shut down for contaminating the Vicenza region with PFAS chemicals. Over 3 lakh people were impacted, and company executives were sentenced to a cumulative 141 years…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (529+ words) The 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi "for the development of metal-organic frameworks." The announcement was made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, 8 October 2025. The Nobel Committee recognized…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (255+ words) Plastic Reduction and Upcycling: Scientists at Los Alamos developed an enzyme variant that can break down disposable water bottles and other widely used packaging more efficiently than current methods. They filed patents for the enzyme and the unique screening platform…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (384+ words) cigarette butts: Carbon-based low-dimensional materials (CLDM) with elemental carbon as the main component have unique physical and chemical properties [Pixabay] cigarette butts: Carbon-based low-dimensional materials (CLDM) with elemental carbon as the main component have unique physical and chemical properties and become the…...