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ORNL Chemist Wins 2025 Carl Hanson Award for Solvent Extraction Excellence

Chemist Bruce Moyer, a Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has won the 2025 Carl Hanson Award, the highest international recognition for achievement in solvent extraction.

21 Nov 2025

MIT Extracts Clean Water from Air 45x Faster with Ultrasound

MIT's ultrasonic water extraction system transforms atmospheric moisture into clean water, recovering it in minutes and improving water harvesting efficiency.

19 Nov 2025

Zinc Barlowite: A Promising Candidate for Robust Quantum Computing Qubits

SLAC and Stanford scientists uncovered a quantum spin liquid, a state of matter that may have applications for quantum information. The blue-green lab-grown crystals look like solid rocks, but their atomic states are constantly changing.

17 Nov 2025

Magnetic Yarn Brings Fabrics to Life

By weaving magnet-responsive fibers into fabric, scientists have created textiles that move, flex, and feel, bringing wearable robotics a step closer to reality.

11 Nov 2025

Researchers Develop Car Battery Immune to Punctures and Ice

A research team from Mexico has developed a battery that can continue to work despite being punctured and soaked in water, circumstances that would most certainly ignite lithium-ion batteries used in mobile phones and electric vehicles.

6 Nov 2025

Building the Next Generation of Mechanical Materials One Molecule at a Time

Guest writer Dr Kun-Yu Wang describes how the development of a tunable MOF illustrates chemistry's potential in mechanical design, paving the way for innovative applications in materials science.

5 Nov 2025

Waste Energy Could be Harvested Using KNN Piezoelectric Materials

Penn State's research on KNN piezoelectric materials reveals potential for efficient energy harvesting and biocompatible applications in biomedical devices.

30 Oct 2025

Lehigh University and Dow Team Up to Explore How Microbes Break Down Common Consumer Polymers

Investigating polymer biodegradation, Lehigh University and Dow aim to optimize microbial processes in wastewater treatment for better environmental outcomes.

29 Oct 2025

New Method For Transforming Plastic Waste into Valuable Carbon Nanomaterials

Innovative techniques convert plastics into advanced catalysts, showcasing potential for clean energy and water purification while tackling plastic pollution.

28 Oct 2025