1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (88+ words) The history of human industry is, in many ways, a history of how we connect materials. From the earliest metallurgical bonds forged by ancient smiths to the complex multi-material assemblies of the modern era, the ability to join advanced or…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (73+ words) A humble byproduct of bioethanol fermentation, long relegated to low-value disposal, could soon find itself blended into the world’s fuel tanks. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have shown that fusel oil, the mixture of higher alcohols that distillers skim…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (601+ words) Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene—together known as BTEX—are among the most widespread and stubborn organic pollutants on the planet. These volatile aromatic hydrocarbons leak into soil and groundwater from petroleum processing, fuel storage and combustion, and industrial spills,…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (687+ words) Titanium alloys have long been prized for their remarkable combination of low density, high strength, and corrosion resistance, but a quieter revolution has been unfolding in a specific family of these materials known as metastable beta titanium alloys....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (673+ words) Tannery wastewater is among the most stubborn industrial effluents to treat. Each tonne of processed hide can generate roughly 30 to 34 cubic meters of tannery industrial effluent, a complex cocktail of organic matter, ammonia, sulfides, oils, suspended solids, and chromium....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (637+ words) Titanium is one of the most demanding materials in modern manufacturing. It is strong, lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and biocompatible, which makes it indispensable for aerospace components, medical implants, and precision microdevices. Yet those same qualities make titanium notoriously difficult to machine…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (428+ words) Hydrogen has long been billed as the clean fuel of the future, and the most elegant way to make it would be to pull it straight out of water using nothing but sunlight. The obstacle is not a lack of…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (731+ words) Every year, millions of tonnes of polypropylene enter the environment as packaging, agricultural films, automotive components and everyday consumer goods. Once outdoors, these plastics are bombarded by ultraviolet radiation, attacked by humidity and stressed by wind, waves and abrasion. A…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (797+ words) Fluorine is one of chemistry’s most paradoxical elements. It gives us life-saving pharmaceuticals, robust agrochemicals, non-stick cookware and high-performance electronics, yet the fluorine-bearing waste that these industries and products leave behind ranks among the most stubborn and dangerous pollutants on…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (97+ words) Microalgae have long been heralded as one of the most promising feedstocks for the renewable fuels of the future, but anyone who has spent time in an algal cultivation facility knows how quickly optimism can turn to frustration. Open ponds…...