Sandia National Laboratories is developing computer models that show how radioactive waste interacts with soil and sediments, shedding light on waste disposal and how to keep contamination away from drinking water.

Wastewater treatment lagoons have the potential to serve as a local energy source, according to a Clarkson University doctoral student.

Berkeley Researchers Uncover the Key to Self-Awareness in Genome Editor.

Piezoelectrics—materials that can change mechanical stress to electricity and back again—are everywhere in modern life. Computer hard drives. Loud speakers. Medical ultrasound. Sonar. Though piezoelectrics are a widely used technology, there are major gaps in our understanding of how they work.

Soiling -- the accumulation of dust and sand -- on solar power reflectors and photovoltaic cells is one of the main efficiency drags for solar power plants, capable of reducing reflectivity up to 50 percent in 14 days. Though plants can perform manual cleaning and brushing with deionized water and detergent, this labor-intensive routine significantly raises operating and maintenance costs (O&M), which is reflected in the cost of solar energy for consumers.

Engineers to examine chemical’s fundamental properties to collect data on exposure and inform techniques for future prevention.

Discovery of a novel reprogramming method of adult cells could shift stem cell research.

Specific compounds found in exhaled breath may help diagnose lung cancer in its early stages, according to a study released Jan. 28 at the 50th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

A new theoretical model developed by professors at the University of Houston (UH) and Université de Montréal may hold the key to methods for developing better materials for solar cells.

Lysle Whitmer, giving a quick tour of the technical upgrades to an Iowa State University biofuels pilot plant, pointed to a long series of stainless steel pipes and cylinders. They’re called cyclones, condensers and precipitators, he said, and there’s an art to getting them to work together.

Pittcon Solicits 2015 Call for Nominations for Awards in Areas of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.