Researchers have developed tiny, glowing crystals that can both detect and trap toxic heavy metals at the same time. Similar research has been done on structures to either detect or remove such nasty ...

Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove to be a powerful new tool in locating and cleaning up contaminated water sources.

Lighting sets a mood, it impacts the way we feel about a space and how we interact with it, too. Daan Roosegaarde of Studio Roosegaarde in the Netherlands has long toyed with the medium, recently ...

Crystals that detect temperature changes of just a fraction of a degree could form part of a ‘remote thermometer’ that gauges an object’s warmth from a distance. For remote thermography, objects are ...

Investigators have dusted for fingerprints at crime scenes for over a century, but a new technique could make criminals’ prints stand out more easily. An Australian researcher has developed a new ...

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