Almería potters tailored clay, glazes and colorants by function
A multi-method study of medieval Almería pottery shows that craftspeople selected and modified local clays, firing methods and glaze recipes ...
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Smaller nut coke particles boost sinter reduction in blast furnace study
New experiments show that adding 8 percent of 5–10 mm nut coke to sinter raises its reduction index and lowers ...
Hidden Pigment Layers Reveal How Ming and Qing Potters Painted Cizhou Ceramics
Analysis of Ming and Qing Cizhou kiln sherds shows that whether pigment was applied before or after glazing determines its ...
Acid-Loving Microbes Are Rewriting the Chemistry of Europe’s Fading Manuscripts
Researchers show that acidophilic fungi and bacteria drive the formation, dissolution, and movement of jarosite crystals that fade iron gall ...
Wind Gusts and Winter Cold Drive Microplastic Pollution in a Pennsylvania Stream, Year-Long Study Finds
A year-long study of a Pennsylvania stream found that colder temperatures and stronger wind gusts, rather than rain or discharge, ...
Ancient Chinese Foundry Revealed: Slag Analysis Shows Late Tang Iron Casting at Zhujiazui
Analysis of slag, molds, and artifacts from the Zhujiazui site in Ezhou shows that a late Tang dynasty ironworking area ...
Blue Mineral Clues Reveal How a Stone Age Site Preserved Its Secrets
A study of the Mengxihe Palaeolithic site in Sichuan, China, shows that the iron phosphate mineral vivianite records the precise ...
Steam-Treated Coffee Waste Biochars Pull Chromium From Water
Researchers transformed used coffee grounds into water-vapor-activated biochars that adsorb chromium(III) from water, with surface chemistry and activation time proving ...
Crab shells could become the next green ingredient in stronger metals
Researchers in Nigeria have shown that raw and carbonized crab shell particles, rich in calcium oxide and displaying interlocking crystalline ...
Cameroon’s Red Laterite Soils Prove Strong Enough for Sustainable Earth Blocks
A multi-scale study of lateritic soils from Dir, Cameroon shows that cement-stabilized compressed earth blocks made from these highly weathered ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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