Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste using acid recovered from old car batteries, and converting it into clean hydrogen fuel and ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it’s also created one of the defining ...

In most cases, hydrogen peroxide can be used safely in the ear to soften earwax and make it easier to remove. However, don't use it if you have a perforated eardrum or ear tubes, because it can cause ...

Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it’s also created one of the defining ...

What if plastic waste could be turned into something useful? That dream may soon become a reality, as scientists have found a way to turn plastic into acetic acid using sunlight. Plastics and ...

Plastic fills kitchens, streets, and oceans, and most of it stays in the environment for hundreds of years. Now imagine we could turn that waste into something useful like vinegar. In a recent study, ...

Oddly enough, many lead compounds have a sweet taste. One of the most famous ones is probably lead acetate. It is highly water soluble and it looks and tastes like sugar. I'll be making it in two ways ...

Roadmap of Dual-Value Electrosynthesis. This schematic illustrates the integrated framework of advanced electrosynthesis systems that couple oxygen evolution reaction (OER) alternatives with reduction ...