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Scientists Find Hidden Weakness in PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
Science

Scientists Find Hidden Weakness in PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'

Researchers at Aarhus University identified hydrogen radicals as the key force that can break PFAS apart using only intense UV light — no added chemicals required.

2 min read
Solar Cells Just Hit 130% Efficiency — Breaking a Long-Standing Limit
Science

Solar Cells Just Hit 130% Efficiency — Breaking a Long-Standing Limit

Scientists in Japan and Germany used a molybdenum "spin-flip" emitter to harvest extra energy from sunlight through singlet fission, reaching a quantum yield of about 130% — past the long-standing Shockley-Queisser ceiling.

3 min read
Scientists Turn Plastic Trash Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel Using Sunlight
Science

Scientists Turn Plastic Trash Into Clean Hydrogen Fuel Using Sunlight

A new study from the University of Adelaide maps a sunlight-driven path to convert plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value chemicals — tackling pollution and clean energy in one step.

3 min read
Chemists Prove a 67-Year-Old Theory About Vitamin B1
Science

Chemists Prove a 67-Year-Old Theory About Vitamin B1

UC Riverside researchers stabilized a reactive carbene molecule in water for the first time, confirming a 1958 hypothesis and opening the door to greener drug production.

3 min read
A Lab Mistake at Cambridge Leads to a Breakthrough That Could Revolutionize Drug Development
Technology

A Lab Mistake at Cambridge Leads to a Breakthrough That Could Revolutionize Drug Development

Cambridge scientists accidentally discovered a light-powered chemical reaction that lets researchers modify complex drug molecules in minutes instead of months — without toxic chemicals.

3 min read