The aim of the present study was to increase our understanding of the mechanisms governing release and transfer of substances from articles to skin by studying transfer to surrogate skin (cotton ...

In the far north of Serbia, more than two decades ago, a four-member household began a small agricultural experiment. Josip ...

Generally, to synthesise an MOF, chemists use a solvent in which a salt of the desired metal is dissolved to react with the organic substance, which serves as a bridge between the metal centres. After ...

Organic particles that settle on the seabed ensure CO2 stays locked. However, natural gel-like substances slow down this ...

S ulfate-reducing bacteria break down a large proportion of the organic carbon in the oxygen-free zones of Earth, and in the ...

The study indicates that chlorinated volatile organic compounds on mineral dust ... Atmospheric particles contain substances like iron and aluminum minerals, which can be catalytically active.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 5, No. 12 (Dec. 22, 1919), pp. 569-573 (5 pages) ...

Soil samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu by Japan's Hayabusa 2 space probe contain organic substances, a discovery that will likely provide clues to the origin of life on Earth, according to ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs ... VOCs are gases that some solid and liquid substances emit into the air. They are essential for producing many everyday materials, but research shows they ...

This 2018 satellite photo shows an unknown substance swirling across the Gulf of Gdańsk in Poland. Scientists were shocked to ...