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Secrets Behind the Bronze: How Medieval Doors Are Solving a 900-Year-Old Mystery

Picture it: a mysterious medieval craftsman named Barisanus, three towering bronze cathedral doors in southern Italy, and a scientific mystery hidden in the metal itself. No dragons—just centuries-old secrets revealed by high-resolution photography, chemistry, and a little-known sidekick called… metal shrinkage. Yup. Shrinkage. So how exactly did a bunch of medieval doors turn into the […]

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Chemistry

How Electron Shells Shape Our World

Imagine a world where skyscrapers had no floors, where buildings stood on thin air. Sounds impossible, right? In the atomic world, electron shells play the role of these invisible floors, organizing electrons around the nucleus of an atom. These shells aren’t physical structures but rather energy levels where electrons reside, dictating how atoms interact, bond, […]

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What is that Yankee Candle doing to your home?

You light a candle. It smells like fresh linen and dreams. You take a deep breath, cozy up on the couch… and inhale a cloud of ultra-fine particles and microscopic bacterial bits that could travel from your lungs into your bloodstream. Wait—what? Yup. That soothing scented candle might be releasing more than just vibes. A […]

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How Drug Information Centers Shape Safer Healthcare

Imagine this: a doctor is prescribing a medication for a patient with complex health issues. The stakes are high, yet reliable information about how the drug will interact with the patient’s condition is scarce. This isn’t a rare occurrence. It’s a daily challenge faced by clinicians, and one that Drug Information Centers (DICs) aim to […]

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Silk Reinvented: The Next Frontier of Technology

Imagine if your silk shirt or the silk thread in a spider’s web could do more than just look good or be surprisingly strong. What if silk could power electronic devices, bridge the human-machine interface, or even function as sensors for medical diagnostics? It sounds like science fiction, but researchers have recently made a breakthrough, […]

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How a Tiny Protein Could Revolutionize Environmental Cleanup

When you think of pollution, what comes to mind? Probably images of smog-choked cities, littered beaches, or perhaps oil spills. But there’s a class of pollutants that’s even more insidious—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Often called “forever chemicals,” PFAS are virtually indestructible, accumulating in the environment and our bodies over time. Until recently, scientists […]

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Discovering Eco-Friendly Plastics

Plastic pollution is a pressing global issue. Despite the convenience and utility of petrochemical plastics, their non-biodegradable nature leads to significant environmental harm. As a result, scientists are fervently seeking biodegradable alternatives that can replicate the beneficial properties of traditional plastics. In a recent study, a team of researchers introduced an innovative method to develop […]

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The Tiny World of Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing

In a world increasingly driven by precision and efficiency, a groundbreaking area of technology known as electrochemical additive manufacturing (e-AM) is redefining what’s possible at the micro- and nanoscale. A recent review, “Beginner’s Guide to Micro- and Nanoscale Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing,” published in the Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry, takes us deep into this fascinating […]

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