10+ hour, 51+ min ago  (639+ words) In a new paper in Sciences Advances, the researchers showed their approach could be used to accurately predict material properties for a diverse group of metal alloys under a range of conditions. They also showed how the approach could be…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago  (639+ words) In a new paper in Sciences Advances, the researchers showed their approach could be used to accurately predict material properties for a diverse group of metal alloys under a range of conditions. They also showed how the approach could be…...

18+ hour, 25+ min ago  (365+ words) The laboratory is quiet. No researchers in lab coats. No busy hands, no chatter. Only buzzing robotic arms that make chemical experiments all by themselves. It sounds like a scene from a sci-fi movie, but it's actually becoming a reality…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (433+ words) A long-term field study reveals that biochar does more than add carbon to soil. Over time, it can reshape microbial activity and help transform dissolved organic matter into more humified, stable carbon pools. Biochar, a charcoal-like material made by heating…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (514+ words) Mirage News Why settle for a trial-and-error approach reviewing an almost endless number of combinations when you can systematically narrow down the list to something more manageable using established data and knowledge? A team of researchers from Tohoku University and…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (719+ words) A tightly compressed bundle of office staples can behave in a surprising way. Even though it is made of many separate pieces, the tangled mass can be difficult to pull apart and can act almost like a single solid object....

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (316+ words) The study found that TMB strongly reduced mercury mobility under acid rain conditions. In soils treated with 0. 4% TMB, leachable total mercury decreased by 82. 3% after 30 dry and wet cycles, compared with only 7. 1% in untreated control soil. TMB also lowered bioavailable mercury,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (304+ words) A new study shows that deep learning can predict how fast biochar materials break down antibiotic contaminants, offering a faster path toward cleaner water and smarter environmental remediation. A research team has now developed an interpretable artificial intelligence framework that…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (631+ words) Mirage News Catalysts like Nickel oxides accelerate hydrogen-based steel production and make it more energy efficient At the heart of steel production: This simplified illustration shows how hydrogen (white) reduces iron oxide (iron-gray, oxygen-red) and suggests the role of nickel…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (422+ words) Mirage News Thermal diffusion'a fundamental physical process pervasive in applications ranging from electronics to industrial systems'is inherently irreversible under the second law of thermodynamics. As temperature gradients spontaneously smooth out over time, crucial information regarding the initial thermal state is…...