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Cooking Up a Solution: How Electric Cars Can Clear LA's Air

March 13, 2025

Los Angeles has been fighting a tough battle with ozone pollution, especially during the hot summer months. Even with years of efforts to control emissions, the city still struggles with poor air quality. This is where cooking comes in. Yes, you read that right! The gases released from cooking, know

politics

Trouble in the Big Apple: Khalil's Deportation

March 12, 2025

Khalil, a Syrian national, was recently detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The reason? His involvement in a protest in Times Square, New York, where thousands of Hamas and Hezbollah supporters gathered. The protest was led by Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a group Khalil often

health

Nature's Secret Weapons: Fighting Inflammation with Plants

March 11, 2025

Inflammation is a tricky thing. It's like a double-edged sword. It helps the body fight infections and heal injuries, but it can also cause problems when it goes into overdrive. This is where natural products come in. Some plants have special compounds that can calm down inflammation. These compound

science

Black Holes: Unveiling Secrets with X-ray Polarization

March 11, 2025

Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe. They come in different sizes, from stellar-mass black holes to supermassive ones. Stellar-mass black holes are found in binary systems, where they pull in matter from a companion star. This process creates different X-ray spectral

science

Unlocking CO2 Reduction: The Power of Porous Nanocages and Carbon Partners

March 7, 2025

Imagine tiny cages made of molecules, called bis-porphyrin nanocages. These cages have metals like iron, cobalt, or zinc at their core. Scientists used these cages to see how their tiny pores and interactions with carbon nanomaterials affect their ability to turn CO2 into CO. These cages can stick t

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Cooking Up a Storm: How Our Homes' Air Changes

March 4, 2025

Every home in the United States is unique. They vary in size, how they let air in and out, and how close they are to outside pollution. This makes it tough to figure out what's really going on with the tiny particles floating around inside our homes. When COVID-19 hit, everyone was stuck at home. Th

science

Unlocking Battery Power: The Secret of Smart Boron

March 3, 2025

Batteries are everywhere. They power our phones, laptops, and even cars. But have you ever wondered what makes a battery tick? Well, it's all about the chemistry inside. Scientists have been working hard to make batteries better, especially for electric vehicles. They've been focusing on something c

science

Moon Mission: Firefly's Blue Ghost Aims for Lunar Touchdown

March 2, 2025

Imagine a small, box-shaped spacecraft, about 6. 6 feet tall, hurtling towards the moon. This is Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, which is set to make its lunar landing attempt on the moon's near side. This mission is part of NASA's plan to get astronauts back to the moon this decade, but succ

science

Unlocking the Power of Metallocenes in Water

March 1, 2025

Imagine trying to measure something super tiny in a messy environment. That's what scientists face when they try to study electrochemical processes in non-ideal media. Usually, they use a normal hydrogen electrode (NHE) as a reference. But in messy, non-ideal conditions, things get tricky. That's wh

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Small Protein Shells: A New Way to Capture Enzymes

February 28, 2025

Bacterial microcompartments, or BMCs, are fascinating protein shells that form naturally. These tiny structures are being studied for their potential in both biological and non-biological chemistry applications. One big challenge in this field is figuring out how to trap specific enzymes inside thes