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Researchers put “silly sprinklers” in reverse to further unravel decades-old physics puzzle
11+ hour, 42+ min ago (361+ words) Each summer, lawns are marked by a familiar addition: “silly sprinklers,” whose loops and spirals spew water in creative ways. While seemingly frivolous in their construction, a team of mathematicians has used their design to address a long-standing mystery surrounding…...
Hotspots revealed where cancer-linked ‘forever chemicals’ pollute Scotland’s waters
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (581+ words) SCOTLAND’s environmental regulator has published a new report detailing how dangerous chemicals have been found in waters across Scotland. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said it detected polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at 89% of surface water sites and at 57% of its…...
Rare Earths in Surgical Lasers: Supply Chain, Performance, and 2025–2026 Outlook
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (1363+ words) Jul 13, 2026 | Rare Earth Products This article explains which rare earths appear in typical surgical laser systems, how they improve performance under real clinical duty cycles, what the mine-to-device supply chain looks like, and what 2025–2026 policy and capacity shifts mean for…...
Soil nitrogen levels determine how biochar helps store carbon, global study finds
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (490+ words) A global analysis of 932 observations shows that biochar delivers stronger carbon gains in nitrogen-poor soils and follows different carbon storage pathways depending on soil fertility Credit: Shuwei Shen, Ranran Zhou, Le Wu, Peng Ning, Kai Wang & Xuejun Liu Biochar is…...
New electrochemical device targets climate change by sucking CO2 out of air
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (549+ words) image: U. of I. engineers Paul Rozzi, professor Kyle Smith and Jeong Le have developed a new battery-type device that captures CO2 from the air. view more CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Engineers have developed a new way to pull carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere using…...
A sugar used in fake tan was found floating in deep space
13+ hour, 32+ min ago (292+ words) A sugar found in raspberries and used in fake tan lotion has turned up in a huge cloud of dust and gas near the heart of the Milky Way, according to the Guardian. The compound, erythrulose, is the first sugar…...
UK science minister opens groundbreaking membrane excellence lab
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (684+ words) Lord Vallance, the UK Minister for Science, Innovation, Research and Nuclear, has opened a groundbreaking new £6.1m laboratory, funded by Aston University, for Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME). AIME, launched in 2024 with a £10m award from Research England, is a globally…...
Metals' Atomic Layout Forms Corrosion Highways
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (555+ words) Mirage News Nuclear reactors are traditionally powered with dense fuel rods that can produce about one gigawatt of carbon-free electricity daily, enough to power about 100,000,000 lightbulbs. Newer power plant designs using molten salt for cooling instead of the water found…...
Editorial: AI needs chemistry for better or worse
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (504+ words) Fabricating the chips that make artificial intelligence possible provides opportunities for chemists and society Opinion pieces from C&EN staff addressing core issues in chemistry. Three companies tend to get top billing when pundits talk about the physical underpinning of…...
From clean water to critical minerals: USC technology targets lithium recovery
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (737+ words) Pictured: Black mass powder from recycled lithium ion ev batteries. As the race to secure supplies of lithium accelerates, University of South Carolina Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing researchers are pursuing an unlikely solution: technology originally designed to make…...