Chemistry Japanese university professor taught students how to produce MDMA, risks up to 10 years in prison April 18, 2019
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Chemistry New upcycling process for PET could finally nudge us into cleaning the seas February 27, 2019
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Biology Researchers call for ban on a widely-used pesticide: it impairs brain development November 12, 2018
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Chemistry With a few cheap changes, your smartphone can now detect lead contamination in water September 27, 2018
Biology Some bacteria can ‘hibernate’ through antibiotic treatments, new paper finds September 26, 2018 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Biology New bio-synthetic circuits can teach old cells new tricks — such as killing cancer September 24, 2018
Biology Scientists show how plants communicate — and it looks amazing September 14, 2018 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Biology Newly-devised molecule might help people quit smoking by blocking nicotine break-down August 29, 2018
Archaeology A palace-city in Iraq produced its own ornamental glass a thousand years ago August 22, 2018
Chemistry Scientists show how a mineral could be used to suck CO2 from the atmosphere August 17, 2018 - Updated on August 20, 2018
Chemistry Novel material can change under the right light, to be either strong or self-healing July 19, 2018
Biology Denying cancer cells one key amino acid might destroy treatment-resistant tumors June 28, 2018
Chemistry An AI recreated the periodic table from scratch — in a couple of hours June 27, 2018 - Updated on June 28, 2018
Biology White paint might be causing a lot of Type 2 diabetes, preliminary research finds June 21, 2018
Astronomy Cloud-free exoplanet provides best evidence of sodium in planets outside our solar system so far May 7, 2018 - Updated on May 8, 2018
Chemistry Scientists crack the eggshell nanostructure, finding what makes it so strong March 30, 2018 - Updated on February 12, 2024
Animals Termite royalty wear chemical crowns to bedazzle their subjects March 20, 2018 - Updated on March 21, 2018
Chemistry ‘Magic angle’ allows stacked graphene sheets to work as both insulator and superconductor March 7, 2018
![The glass fragments used in this study. Image credits: Images A, C and D from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London [http://collections.vam.ac.uk]; images B and E from the Museum für islamische Kunst / Staatliche Museen zu Berlin [www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus].](https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/178117_web.webp)
