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Researchers discover why plastic sheds dangerous fragments

The world is littered with trillions of micro- and nanoscopic pieces of plastic. These can be smaller than a virus -- just the...

Serendipitous discovery could lead to more efficient catalysts

Preparing catalysts by sending hot, steamy car exhaust over them could improve their efficiency and reduce the amount of rare and expensive metals...

A step toward cleaner iron extraction using electricity

Iron and its alloys, such as steel and cast iron, dominate the modern world, and there's growing demand for iron-derived products. Traditionally, blast...

New research examines how nanoscopic ripples affect material properties

When materials are created on a nanometer scale -- just a handful of atoms thick -- even the thermal energy present at room...

New method for detecting nanoplastics in body fluids

Microplastics and the much smaller nanoplastics enter the human body in various ways, for example through food or the air we breathe. A...

Novel machine learning model can predict material failure before it happens

A team of researchers has successfully predicted abnormal grain growth in simulated polycrystalline materials for the first time -- a development that could...

A new super metal stands strong, no matter the temperature

A research team develops a new alloy that maintains tensile properties from -196 degrees Celsius to 600 degrees Celsius.

Golden eyes: How gold nanoparticles may one day help to restore people’s vision

A team of researchers has identified a promising new approach that may one day help to restore vision in people affected by macular...

‘Faster charging, longer lifespan’: Next-generation battery breakthrough

A research team develops high-power, high-energy-density anode using nano-sized tin particles and hard carbon.

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