The first artificial sweetener – Sac Charin – was discovered by accident, when in 1879, Ira Rimsen, a professor at Johns Hopkins University, saw a sweet substance on his hand after experimenting with various chemicals in a laboratory. Sac Cherin quickly became very popular, mainly because of how cheap it …
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In nature, diamonds form deep in the earth over billions of years. This process requires an exceptionally high pressure and an atmosphere with temperatures exceeding 1,000. Our international team has created two different types of diamonds at room temperature – and in a matter of minutes. For the first time …
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Scientists have created a super white paint called Vantablake’s Yang to Yin. Ultra black materials today can absorb more than .9999.66 percent sunlight, this new super white coat can reflect .5..5 percent of all the photons it strikes. Instead of heating under direct light, items painted with this new acrylic …
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At first glance the seemingly desolate expanse of the Sahel and Sahara deserts looks a bit greener, but the detailed satellite image attached to the computer deep learning reveals a different picture. In fact, the 1.8 billion trees in some parts of the West African Sahara and the Sahel Desert, …
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An international team of scientists has helped unravel the long-standing mystery of how deposits are rarer than Earth’s – and sometimes disappear without being discovered. Rare Earth Elements (REE) is a set of 17 precious chemical elements that are vitally important in the manufacture of technological devices, from smartphones to …
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