Blue light, a sheet of filter paper, and a stubborn class of industrial chemicals do not sound like much of a match. Yet that ...

A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology. Enhanced single-walled carbon ...

A closeup electron microscopy image of activated carbon, like those found in water filters. Credit: Dr. Mark Gale Activated carbon filters have become common household items as water filters in ...