4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (371+ words) A major European effort to phase out dangerous chemicals has hit a slowdown " and the consequences may already be showing up in people's kitchens and drinking water. According to Chemistry World, regulatory delays have allowed roughly 100, 000 metric tons of harmful…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (270+ words) Human urine " often flushed away without thought " could be key to making agriculture and wastewater treatment more sustainable and energy efficient, according to new research from the University of Surrey in England. Although urine only makes up around 1 percent of…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (456+ words) In a world first, scientists have filmed atoms in motion, capturing their thermal vibrations in real-time with stunning clarity. The breakthrough, led by Yichao Zhang, an assistant professor at the University of Maryland's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, reveals…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (252+ words) CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) " New monitoring and enforcement actions were announced by state officials following a chemical incident in part of Kanawha County. According to a press release, after a chemical incident occurred at the Ames Goldsmith Catalyst Refiners facility along…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (61+ words) Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water advocates warn that X-Bow's solid rocket motor tests at Freeman Ranch could threaten to pollute the Edwards Aquifer and. .. Water advocates warn that X-Bow's solid…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (391+ words) In 59 B. C. E. Julius Caesar, future dictator of Rome, gifted his favorite mistress Servilia a black pearl earring of such size and luster that it was chronicled by many Roman writers of the day. Caesar reportedly paid six million sesterces (hundreds of…...

1+ year, 2+ day ago  (488+ words) Free-range atoms, roaming around without restrictions, have been captured on camera for the first time " enabling physicists to take a closer look at long predicted quantum phenomena. It's a bit like snapping a shot of a rare bird in your…...

1+ year, 4+ day ago  (643+ words) Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the U. S. have made a groundbreaking achievement after they captured the first images of individual atoms freely interacting in space. The images, which show interactions between free-range particles that had only been…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (292+ words) Cyanide has a very deadly reputation, but the chemical compound hydrogen cyanide (one of many possible cyanide compounds) may also be the reason why life exists on Earth in the first place. Researchers behind a new study analyzed the frozen…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (669+ words) A peculiar observation during laboratory experiments has led researchers to the breakthrough of a lifetime. After years of trying to replicate the behavior, uncover its mechanism, and constrain its scope, an interdisciplinary team led by Flinders University in Australia has…...