Green art conservation methods developed by EU researchers are setting new standards and proving useful far beyond museums, from cosmetics to agriculture.
Materials Science
Jul 3, 2025
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Researchers are merging multidisciplinary expertise with AI tools to document, reconstruct and preserve Europe's historical scents.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 28, 2025
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Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without refrigerators—a luxury in impoverished Mexican communities.
Other
May 13, 2025
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This week, 133 cardinals have gathered in the Vatican to elect a new leader of the Catholic church. During their deliberations, the only indications of their progress are the regular plumes of smoke wafting from a freshly ...
Other
May 7, 2025
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We've all been there—trying to peel a boiled egg, but mangling it beyond all recognition as the hard shell stubbornly sticks to the egg white. Worse, the egg ends up covered in chewy bits of adhesive membrane in the end.
Other
Apr 28, 2025
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A corpse flower, aptly named Putricia, recently bloomed at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney for the first time in 15 years. For forensic scientist Bridget Thurn, it was a unique opportunity to investigate the intersection ...
Other
Feb 3, 2025
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Last year, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued at least nine recall notices on products that didn't comply with the mandatory standard for nightwear for children. All of these items posed a fire ...
Other
Jan 23, 2025
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Environmental health experts at Flinders University have found most surfaces in a car retain traces of methamphetamine after it's been smoked in the vehicle, putting subsequent users of the car at risk of third-hand exposure ...
Other
Jan 15, 2025
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Each year, 160 U.S. homes experience Christmas tree fires. They are hot, fast, dangerous—and preventable.
Other
Dec 23, 2024
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Mexican Coke tastes different than American Coke; after all, it's sweetened using cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup.
Other
Dec 16, 2024
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