Titania nanoparticles damage enveloped viruses by directly binding with membrane phospholipids – a previously unknown mode of antiviral action ...

IT is a widely held view that oxides of iron and aluminium play important parts in phosphate sorption by acid soils. Several arguments in support of this are presented in reviews by Wild 1 and Hem ...

This goes against everything we know about the metal, which is notoriously susceptible to the elements – developing a coat of ...

Aluminum doesn’t solder well, and that’s because of the oxide layer that rapidly forms ... After this prep, [Ted] uses a hot soldering iron and a blob of solder, heating it until it sticks.

The burning metals are reacting with oxygen in the air and producing metal oxides. Sparklers contain small pieces of iron. When you burn the iron it reacts with oxygen to make iron oxide ...