In the 1970s, scientists developed plastic that could quickly break down when exposed to light. But that didn’t solve the world’s pollution problems.
Scientists found signs of long-lasting PFAS compounds in about half of tested makeup products, especially waterproof mascaras and lipsticks.
New edible models of proteins could spark students’ interest in the world of chemistry, especially students who are blind.
Applied to the shoots, nutrients served in tiny metallic packages are absorbed more efficiently, strengthening plants’ defenses against fungal attack.
Airplane observations show that thunderstorms can directly generate vast quantities of atmosphere-cleansing chemicals called oxidants.
Embedding enzymes inside biodegradable plastics makes them truly compostable, which could mitigate the plastic waste problem.
The next generation of materials that conduct electricity with no resistance could shrug off the need for high pressure and low temperatures.
Lightning strikes can supply one of life’s essential elements, long thought to be delivered by meteorites billions of years ago.
Scientists are making molecules suited to a variety of quantum tasks by building them up, atom by atom.