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Indian scientists create solar-powered system to turn seawater into drinking water
16+ hour, 44+ min ago (151+ words) Mathrubhumi English Amrita researchers have developed a solar-powered technology that converts sewage and seawater into safe drinking water using sunlight and a low-cost evaporator. Researchers at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, have developed a solar-powered water purification technology that can convert…...
Can sunlight turn CO₂ into fuel? IIT Guwahati finds a way
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) Even as the dependence on petroleum-based fuels continues to be a source of CO2 emissions, causing environmental stress and global warming, the study, published in the Journal of Materials Science, addresses the most essential challenges -- on how to meet the rising…...
Impossible chemistry? Titan’s frozen world makes molecules mix against nature’s rules
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (372+ words) In a discovery that could rewrite chemistry textbooks, scientists have found that Saturn’s largest moon Titan allows molecules that usually repel each other to combine Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, has surprised scientists by defying one of chemistry’s most established rules:…...
‘I have 200 messages saying you won Nobel Prize’: How this year’s winners found out they’d made history
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (701+ words) From scientists fast asleep to one hiking through Yellowstone with no signal, this year’s Nobel winners discovered their life-changing news in the most unexpected ways For many Nobel Prize winners, the moment of recognition arrives in an unexpected way; a…...
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025: Trio wins for pioneering metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) These innovative materials, created since 1989, feature large internal spaces allowing gases and chemicals to pass through Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their pioneering work on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs),…...
Indian researchers crack the code to handle world's toughest materials
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) New laser-assisted turning tech cuts toughest materials 69% more efficiently with 46% less tool wear. Breakthrough for aerospace & more For years, machining superalloys like Inconel 625 (IN625) has been a significant challenge. These ultra-tough metals, used in aerospace, nuclear, and power generation systems, are…...