Scented wax melts are often marketed as safer alternatives to candles because they’re flame- and smoke-free. But in a study ...

Researchers reporting in ACS Agricultural Science & Technology have addressed many of the major challenges associated with ...

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Most ways of collecting images are based on the contact of light with materials. Film cameras catch images on light sensitive film that is developed into pictures using special processes. Digital ...

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In the early days of photography, people used much simpler cameras. These cameras could “capture” images and focus their light onto light-sensitive material called photographic film. To take a picture ...

All matter is made of very small units called atoms. Atoms are so small they cannot be seen using a regular microscope. Scientists have discovered a way to “see” atoms using a special instrument ...