If you picture an electron breaking free from a solid, the process seems simple. Give it enough energy, and it should blast ...

When too much of it builds up, it can crystallize painfully in our joints, causing gout, or solidify into kidney stones. In ...

Cloud seeding is done by injecting silver iodide, potassium iodide, dry ice (solid carbon dioxide), liquid propane or salts ...

Some ancient marine organisms produced mysterious magnetic particles of unusually large size, which can now be found as ...

Scientists find bacteria inside Norway spruce needles that can turn dissolved gold into solid nanoparticles.

The new research suggests that substances like gold can accumulate and solidify in plant tissues and form part of its defense ...

Every few weeks, it seems, yet another lab proclaims yet another breakthrough in the race to perfect solid-state batteries: ...

Air quality in the city is tracked by Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) operated by MPCB, IITM, and the civic body ...

In this work the development of two key attributes of the 5um CORTECS Columns is examined. First column efficiency is compared across CORTECS and other solid-core 5 μm columns. Next scalability from ...

Scientists are finding microplastics in human brain tissue. Learn what that means for mental and neurological health, and ...

Microplastics have been in the spotlight, with growing evidence on their harmful impact on marine ecosystems, food chains, ...

Researchers have developed a new class of nontoxic, biodegradable solid lubricants that can be used to facilitate seed dispersal using modern farming equipment, with the goal of replacing existing ...