Researchers demonstrated a more precise way to measure the natural process of denitrification in lakes and other water bodies. The process involves microbes converting nitrate into common, atmospheric ...

Lactic acid is used in food, pharmaceuticals and the production of polylactic acid, a biodegradable polymer. It is commonly made through fermentation, which requires controlled conditions and can take ...

Several reforms to EU chemicals policy and legislation have been introduced in recent years, with the aim of promoting the ...

The methodology, applied in Bilbao, Madrid and Caceres, has shown that socio-economic conditions and the characteristics of the urban fabric have a significant influence on vulnerability. The tool ...

Photoelectrochemical water splitting offers a clean path to produce hydrogen fuel directly from sunlight and water. Quantum dots – nanoscale semiconductor crystals – are highly promising for this ...