Scientists have long sought to explain a key mismatch in Earth's early history: oxygen-producing photosynthesis evolved hundreds of millions of years before atmospheric oxygen began to rise during the ...

Hospital wastewater is difficult to clean because it often carries two very different threats at once: chemical dye residues and harmful bacteria. Researchers have now developed a polyurethane ...

You do it almost every day. You grab a bottle, pour it into the pan, crank up the heat, and think nothing of it. Yet the oil you choose when frying could be doing a lot more damage than you realize.

A new study reports that machine learning with computer simulations could improve efficiency to 40.17 % in CH3NH3SnI3 perovskite solar cells, with a focus on design improvements for real-world ...

DAS Solar and Hebei University have identified two types of pinholes in TOPCon solar cells: harmful recombinational pinholes, ...

The incorporation of Bi into Pt induces d–p orbital hybridization in the PtBi nanodendrites composed of ultrathin bimetallene ...

One of the leading theories for why hitting a remote works is that a firm smack helps shake loose any oxidation that may have formed on the battery contacts.

Bacteria living in Antarctica’s barren desert soils have developed a survival strategy that defies conventional biology: they ...

Why the next heavy-duty engine oil category matters for durability, maintenance planning and equipment decisions beyond 2027.

The new heavy-duty engine oil category, PC-12, is nearing the finish line. Here’s what fleet maintenance managers should know before it arrives in 2027.

In the journal Science Advances, scientists in Sweden and the U.S. report the first-ever direct observation of a type of short-lived molecule that has shaped decades of thinking in atmospheric ...

Platinum is a key industrial catalyst because its electronic structure gives it an exceptional ability to accelerate oxidation and hydrogenation chemical reactions. Among its uses are in catalytic ...