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Complex glass objects 3D-printed using new take on old method

The printed objects are small, but very complex.

New, free app modifies antibiotics to work against drug-resistant infections

"There's an app for that" has never been more relevant.

Buckyballs in space: how complex carbon molecules form in space

The mystery of how complex carbon molecules--buckyballs-- came to be detected in interstellar space may have been solved.

Roughly 98% of plastic waste in the ocean dissolves due to sunlight

This is not good news.

The best fossils may need oxygen -- just a little -- to form

Oxygen, in the right place at the right time, makes for spectacular fossils.

New catalyst nanoparticle turns plastic waste into high-quality hydrocarbons for oils, waxes, cosmetics

Sick of plastic waste? So are these researchers.

Antarctic ozone hole at its smallest recorded size ever

Who said size doesn't matter?

New material selectively captured CO2 molecules and turns them into useful products

Propeller-shaped molecules trap CO2, which can then be used to manufacture useful organic materials.

Lunar dirt can be broken down into oxygen and metals

This study rocks.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to trio that created today's lithium-ion batteries

Whenever you poke at your phone, hit the power button on your laptop, or start your Tesla, know that the work of these three laureates made it possible.

People are the "dominant source" of volatile organic compounds in the office

Smells like work!

New study points the way to rice straw soaps

Make something out of nothing. Failing that, make soap out of straw.

Fossil fuel extraction and use in the Arctic is changing the local chemistry

The Arctic is seeing a buildup of pollutants linked to fossil fuels.

We can now film chemical reactions on an atomic level as they unfold

Nifty.

Scientists make an 18-atom ring of pure carbon

It might pave the way for molecular-sized transistors.

Scientists reconstruct Cleopatra's legendary perfume

If Cleopatra was closeby, you'd probably smell her before you see her.

Scientists uncover new insights into the origin of life

The conditions necessary to form the building blocks of life are more feasible than meets eyes.

Researchers develop very powerful but reversible glue -- kind of like snail slime

If it's icky but it works....

Many of the world's waterways exceed safe levels of antibiotic substances -- by a lot

Basically, this is boot camp for training antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

For the first time, researchers show what an electron actually looks like

Electrons are weird, but we're starting to understand them a bit better.

Researchers create fuel from water, CO2, and artificial photosynthesis

The technology isn't yet ready for the market -- but it's not far off, either.

Medicinal plants used in the Civil War can stomp our modern antibiotic-resistant germs

Old tricks, new ways to implement them.

Solar wind plus moon soil plus meteorite impacts create water on the Moon, researchers report

Can't the Moon just go to the tap like the rest of us?

Scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of yellow desert glass prized by Egyptian pharaohs

These exceptions desert gems were created by a powerful meteorite impact.

Scientists develop plant-based, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

Finally, an alternative to Styrofoam we can all support.

How to brew the perfect espresso with chemistry

How science can help you consistently make the perfect cup of joe.

This infinitely-recyclable plastic might help us finally clean up landfills and oceans

Circular plastics may finally be upon us.

There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds

Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.

Japanese university professor taught students how to produce MDMA, risks up to 10 years in prison

Japanese Breaking Bad? Not really -- this time it's about science, not profit.

New method spots counterfeit food and medicine for cheap, by filming how it freezes

Be sure to post it on Instagram, too! #lunch #realfood

Breakthrough could double energy density of lithium-ion batteries

A new polymer incorporated into Li-ion batteries could dramatically improve their performance.

Slightly-tweaked microbe could create plastics from a common plant waste material

Lignin’ on a dream!

New upcycling process for PET could finally nudge us into cleaning the seas

I do like cleaner seas.

New process could capture CO2 and make it coal again

"Poetic justice" comes to mind.

Future Moon colonists could produce water from regolith and sunlight

Drink up!

Laser-induced graphene foam gains new super powers

Graphene aline can be challenging to work with on its own, but composites are already functional.

Irish dirt might cure the world of (most) multi-drug-resistant bacteria

Dirt me uuuuupppp.

Lung-inspired device produces clean fuel from water

We don't think about breathing -- but it's a complex process that could help us one-day make hydrogen gas more efficiently.

Thawing Canadian Arctic permafrost is releasing "substantial amounts" of mercury into waterways

In the Canadian Arctic, mercury isn't rising only in thermometers.

Purple bacteria turns sewage waste into clean energy

We're flushing valuable untapped energy down the toilet.

Researchers call for ban on a widely-used pesticide: it impairs brain development

Y'ouch.

Scientists find natural combo to keep pastries looking delicious for a long time

Two of my favorite things combined: pastry and science.

Newly-developed fuel can store solar energy for up to 18 years

It's like a battery, but flowy. And it works with heat.

Natural batteries formed Mars' organic carbon

Still no aliens. But this is definitely a cool find!

Bricks grown from your urine make for greener houses, plumper crops

A story that has some 'ew' -- but definitely a lot of 'wow', too.

Gas released by human body could indicate a movie's age rating

A movie theater's air is literally packed with the audience's tension -- and we can use that to measure a suitable age rating for the film.

Synthetic wood is fire and water resistant

It's also as crush-resistant as natural wood.

Planetary rings are surprisingly chemically-rich, paper reports

The findings raise some interesting questions about these beautiful structures.

With a few cheap changes, your smartphone can now detect lead contamination in water

Smartphones can be turned into a water quality sensor, too.

Some bacteria can 'hibernate' through antibiotic treatments, new paper finds

When in doubt, hibernate.