Is your chopping board releasing microplastics into your food? Discover how your everyday kitchen tool could be silently ...

Researchers from the University of New Mexico found that gadolinium – a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI scans – could mix with oxalic acid found in many foods to precipitate tiny nanoparticles of ...

Chemists are pioneering a clean, electrochemical method to make iron, a key step in decarbonizing the steel industry. Their ...

A team of scientists at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) in South Korea has created a new type of metal ...

It's not just seafood anymore. Microplastics are showing up in snacks, sweets and even vegetables.

For example, a metal doorknob can feel freezing in winter and scorching in summer. As a result, conventional metal materials ...

Nanotechnology involves manipulating matter on an atomic or molecular scale, typically between 1 and 100 nanometers. This ...

However, even in those without symptoms, the metal particles have been found in kidney and brain tissues, and has been detected in the blood and urine “years after exposure”, scientists say.

The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste in the U.S. will continue, probably for many ...

POSTECH scientists developed a high-entropy alloy that stays strong and flexible from –196 °C to 600 °C, opening new possibilities for aerospace, automotive, and energy applications. A research team ...

I've gone down a slippery, synthetic rabbit hole all about one unsettling buzzword: microplastics. Do I need to know how to ...