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Why acid rain still matters today

Acid rain isn’t just about rain—it’s a mix of acidic precipitation and particles that can harm nature, buildings, and human health. Caused mainly by sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from burning ...
Science Daily

This new aluminum could replace rare metals and cut costs dramatically

A team at King’s College London has created a powerful new aluminum compound capable of doing the work of expensive rare ...

China’s Metals Industry Racked Up Huge Profits in First Quarter

China’s metals industry began this year with its biggest profits in at least a decade as soaring prices for aluminum and ...

Nanofiltration for cleaner water is stopping one of farming's most persistent chemicals from slipping through

Water is fundamental to all life—contaminants are harmful to humans and the environment. Herbicides used in agriculture to ...
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Perovskite solar cells skip yellow phase, degrade more slowly with key additives

Halide perovskites are gaining ground on silicon as a critical material for solar cell technologies: A new study published in ...
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Novel Coating Technology Withstands Extreme Combustion Environments

Scientists at Johns Hopkins APL successfully tested an innovative chemical destruction system known as the Pulse Combustion ...
Morning Overview on MSN

King’s College London creates a powerful aluminum compound that replaces expensive rare metals

A team of chemists at King’s College London has synthesized an entirely new type of aluminum compound that can perform ...
The Goldendale Sentinel

Public comment period now open on cleanup at former Goldendale aluminum smelter

The Washington Department of Ecology is seeking public input on plans to clean up contamination from the former Columbia Gorge Aluminum smelter. A portion of the site is the proposed ...