Earth is about 71 percent water. An overwhelming 97 percent of that water is found in the oceans, leaving us […]
Category: chemistry
Rice could be key to brewing better non-alcoholic beer
Rice enhances flavor profiles for nonalcoholic beer, reduces fermentation time, and may contribute to flavor stability. Credit: Paden Johnson/CC BY-NC-SA […]
Researchers develop a battery cathode material that does it all
Battery electrode materials need to do a lot of things well. They need to be conductors to get charges to […]
New material may help us build Predator-style thermal vision specs
Skip to content Films of IR-sensitive material only tens of nanometers thick are tough to make. Military-grade infrared vision goggles […]
Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab
The Li-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric cars are usually packed in rigid, sealed enclosures that prevent […]
A guide to the “platonic ideal” of a Negroni and other handy tips
Perfumer by day, mixologist by night, Kevin Peterson specializes in crafting scent-paired cocktails. Kevin Peterson is a “nose” for his […]
Researchers engineer bacteria to produce plastics
Skip to content I’ve got one word for you A bacterial energy storage system is modified to make polymers. Medical […]
Small charges in water spray can trigger the formation of key biochemicals
Skip to content Charges cause water droplets in an early-Earth atmosphere to build up pre-life chemicals. We know Earth formed […]
Brewing tea removes lead from water
Skip to content High surface area of the tea leaves means they can adsorb toxic metals released by the boiling […]
Researchers figure out how to get fresh lithium into batteries
Skip to content Recharge, then recharge some more Regular doses of lithium let a battery survive nearly 12K cycles (and […]