metals

Scientists find toxic metals hidden in popular plastic toys

Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), working together with the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL), have found significant…

3 months ago

Goodbye plastic? Scientists create new supermaterial that outperforms metals and glass

Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have developed an innovative, scalable approach to engineer bacterial cellulose into high-strength,…

7 months ago

Work toward a cleaner way to purify critical metals

Rare-earth elements are everywhere in modern life, found in everything from the smart device you're reading this on to the…

1 year ago

Signatures of the Space Age: Spacecraft metals left in the wake of humanity’s path to the stars

The Space Age is leaving fingerprints on one of the most remote parts of the planet -- the stratosphere --…

2 years ago