Chemical/Biological Weapons

Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency wastewater processing catalyst made from agricultural byproductCredit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology(KIST) Developed eco-friendly, low-cost, and high-efficiency…

Credit: Jonathan Steffen/U.S. Naval Research Laboratory WASHINGTON -- Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have devised a new process for using nano-particles to build powerful lasers that are more efficient and safer for…

A moth larva uses disruptive bite and an acidic secretion to disarm the defenses of its food plantsCredit: Dussourd et al, 2019 A moth caterpillar has evolved to use acids, usually sprayed at predators as a deterrent, to disarm the…

Credit: Siri Sjolin People exposed to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) often incur chronic damage to their lungs, skin and eyes, for example. They also frequently succumb to depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. This is shown by…

A new study from UC San Francisco suggests that a protein found in the common bullfrog may one day be used to detect and neutralize a poisonous compound produced by red tides and other harmful algal blooms. The discovery comes as these…

Japanese researchers are poised to reboot the field of aromatic-fused porphyrin sensitizers for dye-sensitized solar cells, the most efficient solar efficient solar technology available at presentCredit: Illustration by Izumi Mindy Takamiya…

Researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili research group Tecnatox have analyzed the pollution of the sea, the marine sediment and the beaches of the Tarragona coast with microscopic plastic wasteCredit: URV The sea water,…

Credit: Hutchinson C.M. St. Paul, MN (May, 2019)--The chemical compound chloropicrin was first synthesized in 1848 by Scottish chemist John Stenhouse and first applied to agriculture in 1920, when it was used to cure tomato "soil…

Researchers at King's College London, in collaboration with Northumbria University, have developed a new way of detecting homemade explosives which will help forensic scientists trace where it came from. The approach uses ion…

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 25, 2019 -- Skunks are nocturnal animals that prefer to keep to themselves. However, when they sense danger, this lurking purveyor of biochemical warfare unleashes its primary defense…