Researchers in South Korea have successfully engineered a bio-based plastic using microorganisms as a sustainable alternative to conventional plastics. The new polymer, called poly(ester amide), ...

Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both ...

Non-native plants are those not originating in this country, but also those not native to a specific ecosystem.

Promethium’s short half-life and lack of stable isotopes makes it difficult to study. In addition, promethium is difficult to ...

Squeezing the right amount of potassium ions between the atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide can turn it from a ...

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) says it has developed the first “uranium rechargeable battery” that uses the chemical ...

A bill to shield manufacturers of crop chemicals from liability passed both chambers of the Georgia legislature, and now Gov. Brian Kemp will have the final say.

Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8565, Japan ...

A L’Oreal acne treatment cream and cleanser has been recalled over potential contamination with a cancer-causing chemical. L’Oreal issued the recall of all lots of its Effaclar Duo ...

60-inch cyclotron. Enough material has been made for chemical studies by tracer technique in the way in which the properties of element 93 (neptunium ; Np) and 94 (plutonium ; Pu) were first ...

The fall of the Assad regime has created a historic opportunity to rid Syria of chemical weapons and ensure long-term compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), the UN’s top disarmament ...