CHEMISTRY

Chemist Explains How Oil is Turned into Plastic

CHEMISTRY 01.20.2021 01:46 AM

Oil and natural gas-derived plastics relatively cause the simplest environmental damage as plastics are inclined to persist in the environment for a longer period while resulting in other environmental effects.

Rare Mineral of Roman Concrete Found in Japanese Nuclear Power Plant

01.12.2021 03:10 AM

A rare mineral in roman concrete that allows it to stand the test of time has been found in a Japanese nuclear power plant's walls.

Oxford Scientists Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel

01.12.2021 00:10 AM

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford converted carbon dioxide into carbon-neutral jet fuel. They are confident that this innovation will have a positive impact on sustainable aviation fuel.

Why Liquid Glass Should Be the New State of Matter

01.06.2021 18:00 PM

Recent research concludes that liquid glass is the new state of matter with unusual properties. As common as it may seem, glass is a mysterious material.

Cheaper and More Efficient Water Desalination Process

01.05.2021 13:27 PM

A discovery of scientists on the desalination membrane could make the water desalination process cheaper and more accessible in the future.

Wine Appreciation Also Improves As A Person Gets Older

12.26.2020 20:00 PM

The wine tastes better as it becomes older. New research found that wine appreciation also gets better as they get older because they tend to perceive more aroma in the wine.

New Adhesive Stimulated by Magnetic Field

12.23.2020 13:00 PM

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have recently developed a new approach to cure adhesives with a magnetic field.

Rising Temperatures Has Rendered Widely Used Herbicides to Struggle Killing Superweeds, Experts Suggests

Rising Temperatures Affect Herbicides in Killing Superweeds

12.21.2020 10:00 AM

Experts believe that the rising temperature makes the superweeds grow stronger, making it harder for even widely used herbicides to kill them.

Fluoride-Based Batteries Set to Replace Lithium in Rechargeable Batteries

12.18.2020 16:00 PM

A relatively abundant element on Earth, fluorine may become an alternative for lithium in rechargeable batteries, according to a new study.

Space Agriculture Breakthrough as Method Found for Turning Urine to Fertilizer

12.16.2020 09:52 AM

Japanese researchers made a new electrochemical technology to manufacture ammonia-based fertilizer from urine.

Scientists and US DoE Finally Makes Plan For Nuclear Fusion Power Plant

12.11.2020 18:00 PM

America is finally making plans for its own nuclear fusion power plant set to open by 2040. The largest nuclear fusion project in the world begun its assembly in July this year which will be completed in five years.

Chemists Use B12 to Enhance Essential Synthetic Chemistry

12.09.2020 21:00 PM

Synthetic chemists recently discovered a mild approach to develop valuable hydrocarbons called "olefins or alkenes."

Study on Aluminum Alloy Could Benefit Crewed Space Missions

12.08.2020 20:00 PM

The MIAMI-2 facility recently helped Dr. Matheus Tunes examine a new allow that would harden aluminum without the need to increase its weight considerably.

What Does Silica Gel Do in Almost All Products We Buy?

12.01.2020 07:00 AM

According to pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences professor Roger Clemens, 'silica gel packets are desiccants,' a fancy way describing them as absorbers of moisture.