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Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater
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Catalytic technology removes toxic chemicals from microchip manufacturing wastewater

Professor Long Nghiem is working with IWI Australia on catalytic technology for water. Credit: University of Technology, Sydney Semiconductor manufacturing is a fastidiously...

The evolution of a copper catalyst that can convert CO₂ into valuable chemicals and fuels
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The evolution of a copper catalyst that can convert CO₂ into valuable chemicals and fuels

XAS electrochemical flow cell. Credit: Energy & Environmental Science (2025). DOI: 10.1039/D5EE01068C Copper is the most promising catalyst for turning carbon dioxide into...

US bombs and chemicals ravage Vietnam 50 years after the war’s end
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US bombs and chemicals ravage Vietnam 50 years after the war’s end

American bombs and chemicals are still killing and maiming people 50 years after the end of the Vietnam war.

Capturing carbon and valuable chemicals
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Capturing carbon and valuable chemicals

Manufacturing biodiesel, a cleaner-burning alternative to petroleum diesel, produces CO2 and wastewater containing pollutants. A University of Michigan research team troubleshoots an energy-efficient...

New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
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New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals

Jovan Kamcev, an assistant professor of chemical engineering and macromolecular science and engineering at U-M, places a filter membrane between two electrodes, which...

Elevated levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in smartwatch bands – here’s what you need to know
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Elevated levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in smartwatch bands – here’s what you need to know

Scientists have tested the level of PFAS in some consumer smartwatch bands They found elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in some models These...