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An insidious category of carcinogenic pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may not be so permanent after all. University of California, Riverside, chemical engineering and environmental scientists recently published new methods to chemically break up these harmful substances found in drinking water into smaller compounds that are essentially harmless. The patent-pending...

Scientists are developing artificial photosynthesis to help make food production more energy-efficient here on Earth, and one day possibly on Mars

Under anaerobic conditions, common microbial communities can break the ultra-strong carbon-fluorine bond

The use of sulfite and iodide under ultraviolet light can destroy PFAS in water in a few hours

Algae’s ability to establish symbiosis in coral without photosynthesis could help fight coral bleaching

Two UC Riverside experts explain how carbon capture and utilization technologies work, and what needs to improve for them to deliver on their promise

Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot for nanoscale color imaging

Supercomputers and machine learning will help scientists optimize light-driven electron transfer

A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil

Grants support continued development of tomatoes for vertical farming

The filter could help curb airborne spread of COVID-19 virus

Electromagnetic field directs shape formed by gas phase metal molecules

Activated carbon made from corn stover filters 98% of a pollutant from water

Water disinfectant reacts with chromium in iron pipes to form hexavalent chromium

A new hemp pulping method that converts 100% of the plant to useful components moves toward commercialization

While quarantined bakers discover sourdough starters, bioengineers tweak yeast to produce compounds that could fight cancer

The disposable, low-cost tool will improve the speed and accuracy of investigations

Scientists call for more research to understand whether water treatment methods kill the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic

Air quality improvements lead to unique atmospheric chemical behavior

Excess electrons could help break the strong chemical bonds in products that contaminate water supplies