New method could reduce environmental impact of extracting metals from raw materials and post-consumer electronics

The analytical challenge of detecting leaching chemicals in drugs, food, water, and more

University of Delaware researcher teams with high school student on discovery that injured plants send off chemical warnings

Bill would help protect consumers from chemicals that disrupt hormones

Berkeley Lab invention could lead to dramatic improvements in applications from drug development to bioimaging

From a safety standpoint, the current methods for transferring reagents risk spills, waste, contamination of the bottle contents, or in the case of glass ampoules, pose a risk from broken glass and sharp edges.

Using the evolutionary technique ALE, scientists have now engineered E. coli cells into producing large quantities of serine, which is used in detergents, tube feeding formula, and as building blocks for many important chemicals

Low-cost spectroscopy technique could allow detection of microscopic amounts of chemicals for applications in security, law enforcement, and research

Engineering team uses electricity to remove dangerous metal

Researchers estimate that approximately 3,000 tons of PHCZs are contained in the sediment of the three lakes, with Lake Michigan having the greatest concentrations

A team of John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) students produced a tech-driven solution that could help EH&S more efficiently catalogue Harvard’s hazardous chemicals

"This work provides another piece of the environmental-exposure puzzle and, unlike our genetic material, we can easily change our product usage"