Annual fiber use consumption is up to 125 million metric tons. These rising consumerism rates are causing problems, but one researcher may have found the solution.

Discover how scientists program nanomaterials to react to environmental triggers, leading to innovations in targeted drug delivery, self-healing materials, and smart electronics.

The rapid and non-destructive nature of infrared imaging and Attenuate Total Reflectance (ATR) FTIR microscopy provides a ...

Our lungs are fairly susceptible to diseases. Unlike most other organs, the lungs are in direct contact with the outside ...

When a molecule of tryptophan absorbs ultraviolet light, it glows faintly as it releases energy at a lower frequency. This ...

AVI-4303, which is a C5 benzotriazole analog, exhibited ten-fold higher potency than AVI-3318. Comparatively, N1 propargyl ...

Origami—the art of paper folding that originated in Japan centuries ago—could open a new frontier in innovative materials, ...

Scientists from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and Harvard University have experimentally demonstrated that it is possible to reprogram the mechanical and structural behavior of innovative ...

Each year, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally from petrochemicals derived from fossil fuels.

A study published in Science Advances by Professor Janusz Lewiński's research group at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of ...

As food companies face pressure to eliminate artificial dyes, experts weigh in on the natural alternatives that could replace ...