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Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

Chemicals containing fluorine that are used in pharmaceuticals, fertilisers and batteries can now be made without the release of toxic hydrogen fluoride gas as part of the process

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Chemistry

One of chemistry's most crucial concepts is in crisis - can we fix it?

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Chemistry

Men and women's hands can be distinguished just from their scent

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Oak buds contain a useful bacterium for separating rare earth elements

Technology

Bacterium from oak trees could help process rare earth elements

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A sign on the Huron river in Michigan warning of high levels of PFAS

Environment

Reusable granules suck harmful PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ out of water

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The material glows green under force

Chemistry

3D-printed material glows green under pressure or friction

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Modern urban wastewater treatment plant

Environment

Toxic PFAS can be broken down by bacteria found in wastewater

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Chemistry

Decades-old mystery about photosynthesis finally solved

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The fermentation of beer

Technology

Tiny yeast-filled robots help brew beer quickly and more efficiently

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Physics

Graphene shows record-breaking magnetic properties at room temperature

Graphene can change its electrical resistance in response to a magnetic field quicker than other materials, such as graphite or bismuth, which could one day change how we store data

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Chemistry

Plastic wrap made from seaweed withstands heat and is compostable

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Chemistry

Graphene with ripples could help make better hydrogen fuel cells

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Space

Samples from asteroid Ryugu contain one of the building blocks of RNA

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Earth

Oxygen on early Earth may have come from quartz crushed by earthquakes

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