A new study reveals how engineered biochar can dramatically improve the removal of toxic pollutants from water by harnessing the power of persistent free radicals. The research offers a promising pathway for developing low cost, high efficiency materials for environmental cleanup.

A new study shows that combining biochar with beneficial microbes can significantly speed up composting of municipal solid waste and improve the quality of the final product, offering a promising solution for sustainable waste management.

A newly engineered biochar-based feed supplement could help reduce methane emissions from livestock while maintaining healthy digestion, offering a promising tool for more climate-friendly agriculture.

Researchers have developed a new way to transform food waste into high-performance materials that can store and regulate heat, offering a promising solution for energy-efficient buildings and sustainable thermal management.

Biochar is widely recognized as a promising material for improving soil health, cleaning contaminated water, and storing carbon. But scientists are increasingly focusing on a less visible feature inside biochar that may determine both its benefits and risks: persistent free radicals.

A new study reports a highly effective and sustainable material for capturing rare earth elements from water, offering a promising solution to both resource scarcity and environmental pollution.

Centromeres act as the control centers of chromosomes, ensuring accurate genetic inheritance during cell division, yet they remain among the least understood genomic regions due to their repetitive structure. 

An attosecond (10⁻¹⁸ seconds) corresponds to the natural timescale of electron motion in matter. In 2023, the Nobel Prize in Physics recognized experimental methods for generating and measuring attosecond light pulses, highlighting their ability to effectively “film” electrons in real time. The next frontier of attosecond science is extending these capabilities into the X-ray regime. X-rays provide element specificity and atomic-scale sensitivity, making them powerful probes of ultrafast dynamics in complex materials and chemical systems. However, generating high-power attosecond X-ray pulses at high repetition rates remains a major challenge.

A research team has uncovered a hidden layer of early growth control in mung bean by identifying a large set of previously unknown microRNAs and showing how they help shape seedling development.