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Why does cotton shrink?
The science of ruining your favorite shirt is more complicated than you might think.
Secrets of radioactive 'promethium' — a rare earth element with mysterious applications — uncovered after 80-year search
Scientists have revealed key properties of radioactive promethium, a rare earth element with poorly understood applications, using a groundbreaking new method.
Scientists grow diamonds from scratch in 15 minutes thanks to groundbreaking new process
Scientists have used a new technique to synthesize diamonds at normal, atmospheric pressure and without a starter gem, which could make the precious gemstones easier to grow in the lab.
Chinese scientists have found a way to make batteries more efficient — by using water
Chinese researchers have found a way to make aqueous batteries more energy-dense, by adding bromide to the electrolyte solution
Why does striking flint against steel start a fire?
What's the science behind starting a fire with flint and steel?
World's thinnest gold leaf, dubbed 'goldene,' is just 1 atom thick
Goldene is the latest 2D material to be made since graphene was first created in 2004.
Inside the 20-year quest to unravel the bizarre realm of 'quantum superchemistry'
Feature More than two decades ago, scientists predicted that at ultra-low temperatures, many atoms could undergo 'quantum superchemistry' and chemically react as one. They've finally shown it's real.
Bismuth is so strongly repelled from magnets, it levitates. How?
The element bismuth can "float" between magnets due to magnetic levitation. What's the science behind this phenomenon?
