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Dec 02 2025SCIENCE

Capturing Rubidium: A Smart New Way to Extract Valuable Ions

Rubidium is a valuable element found in salt-lake brines, but extracting it has been a tough job. The usual methods aren't great at picking out rubidium from other stuff like sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium. But now, there's a new trick: using a special material with lots of sulfonic acid

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Jul 15 2025SCIENCE

A New Way to Make Molecules: Using Electricity and Simple Chemicals

Scientists have found a clever way to build molecules using electricity and common chemicals. They used a mix of ammonia and methanol to help the process along. Instead of using risky peroxides, they relied on a safer compound called t-BuOK. This method is special because it doesn't need expensive m

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Jun 14 2025SCIENCE

Green Extraction: A New Way to Detect Pesticides

Scientists have come up with a clever way to detect tiny amounts of carbamate pesticides. They used a mix of natural ingredients to create special beads. These beads can soak up and concentrate the pesticides. This makes it easier to spot them in food and the environment. The process is called micro

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