From brightly colored textile dyes to persistent pesticides and antibiotics, many modern pollutants dissolved in water—such ...

To the naked eye, most materials have a relatively smooth surface. But under high magnification, those surfaces can be full of tiny holes or pores. Porous materials serve a range of useful purposes, ...

(Nanowerk News) In nature, the behavior of systems—whether large or small—is always governed by a few fundamental principles. For instance, objects fall downward because it minimizes their energy. At ...

Most consumers of drinking water in the United States know that chemicals are used in the treatment processes to ensure the water is safe to drink. But they might not know that the use of some of ...

For years, researchers have tried to find efficient and cost-effective ways to harness the extreme reactivity of aluminum to generate clean hydrogen fuel. A new study shows that an easily produced ...