A simple chemical tweak could supercharge quantum computers

A simple chemical tweak could supercharge quantum computers

• A simple chemical tweak could supercharge quantum computers A small chemical tweak may unlock the exotic materials needed to power tomorrowâ s quantum computers • Even the fastes

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 244 words
New method uses waste bread to replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing

New method uses waste bread to replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing

• New method uses waste bread to replace fossil fuels in chemical manufacturing The microbially produced hydrogen successfully fueled the hydrogenation of target chemicals under mi

Supercomputer simulations reveal rotation drives chemical mixing in red giant stars

• Advances in supercomputing have made solving a long‐standing astronomical conundrum possible: How can we explain the changes in the chemical composition at the surface of red gia

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 123 words

SpaceX rocket left behind a plume of chemical pollution as it burnt up in the atmosphere

• Space junk returning to Earth is introducing metal pollution to the pristine upper atmosphere as it burns up on re-entry, a new study has found.

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 110 words
Diverse polymers with chemical recyclability via regioirregular polymerization of a single monomer

Diverse polymers with chemical recyclability via regioirregular polymerization of a single monomer

• Abstract The development of polymer products with a circular economy lifecycle represents a path to alleviate the growing plastic waste and energy crisis. • However, long-standin

Materials Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 227 words
60% efficient method: Chemical used to create much of world's plastics produced from waste gas

60% efficient method: Chemical used to create much of world's plastics produced from waste gas

• 60% efficient method: Chemical used to create much of world’s plastics produced from waste gas The method can be used with renewable energy sources to help pave the way for a gre