Voids, or empty spaces, exist within matter at all scales, from the astronomical to the microscopic. In a new study, researchers used high-powered microscopy and mathematical theory to unveil ...

As restaurants, bars, businesses and schools reopen and mask requirements drop for the fully vaccinated, some people are asking how to bring in customers and students while still preventing COVID-19 ...

Filtration is a key step in many stages of downstream processing, from product recovery to removal of viral contamination. The last few years have seen many developments in filtration science, ...

Microplastic fibers from synthetic clothing have quietly become one of the most pervasive forms of pollution in rivers, oceans, and even agricultural soil. Now a new “fish mouth” filter, modeled on ...

Fine wood dust, the kind too small to see, poses serious health risks that most hobbyist woodworkers underestimate. A simple air scrubber built from a box fan and furnace filters can trap those ...

Sand vs soil, which will be the better filter? Soil is so important to what we eat and drink! It helps filter rainwater, chemicals, and waste into clean water. Farming also relies on healthy soil to ...