by sagesgroup | Oct 5, 2023 | Chemistry, homepage, hp-latest, Physics, Science
— JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images The first people to make and use quantum dots were glassmakers. Working thousands of years ago, they realized that the same chemical mixture could turn glass into different colors, depending on how they heated it. This year’s...by sagesgroup | Feb 27, 2023 | Biology, Chemistry, Environment, Health, Innovation, Medicine, Syndicated, The Conversation
Vinyl chloride — the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 — can wreak havoc on the human liver. It has been shown to cause liver cancer, as well as a nonmalignant liver disease known as TASH, or...by sagesgroup | Feb 5, 2023 | cancer, Chemistry, Diseases, Food, Health, homepage, Medicine, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
People are exposed to numerous chemicals throughout their lifetimes. These can be from the air, foods, personal care items, household products, and medications. Unfortunately, exposure to certain chemicals can cause harmful health effects, including cancer. Substances...by sagesgroup | Jan 24, 2023 | Astrobiology, Astronomy, Chemistry, James Webb Telescope, Planets, Science, Space Science
Astronomers found some key ingredients for life, and for livable worlds, in a dark, dense cloud of gas about 550 light years away. The chemicals that astronomers recently found, clinging to tiny dust grains in a cold cloud of molecular gas, aren’t the building blocks...by sagesgroup | Jan 9, 2023 | bioengineering, Chemistry, Environment, Innovation, Syndicated, technology, Undark Magazine
It’s the year 2050, and humanity has made massive progress in decarbonizing. That’s thanks in large part to the negligible price of solar and wind power, which was cratering even back in 2022. Yet the fossil fuel industry hasn’t just doubled down on making plastics...by sagesgroup | Dec 26, 2022 | Chemistry, Environment, pollution, Syndicated, The Conversation
Air pollution kills around 7 million people each year. Most of these deaths occur in developing countries, where solid fuel is often burned in poorly ventilated spaces. However, between 26,000 and 38,000 of those deaths occur in the U.K. People in the U.K. spend over...