Two related discoveries detailing nanocrystalline mineral formation and dynamics have broad implications for managing nuclear ...

While reusing cutlery is always better than discarding it, most people aren't going to be packing a knife and fork whenever they grab some fast food. With that fact in mind, scientists have designed a ...

(Nanowerk News) Microplastics—small fragments of plastics less than 5mm across—now infiltrate every corner of our planet, from remote regions of the deep ocean and the Arctic, to the very air we ...

A new study reveals that a small but powerful component of biochar, known as dissolved organic matter, plays a surprisingly large role in capturing toxic lead from contaminated water. The research, ...