What can you do on the updated Find Hub website? Quite a bit more, actually. The refreshed Find Hub site now lets you ring a personal tracker remotely, flag a device as lost, rename it, or even remote ...

When fate presented Gayathri Padmam with a project that involved reviving—and carefully transplanting—elements from an ancestral home into a Bengaluru bungalow fit for a young family, it felt less ...

Scientists have long been probing the universe to determine how elements came together to form planets and (at least in Earth’s case) gave rise to life. One disconnect was that the universe contained ...

Rare earth elements are vital to new technologies and industry but hard to obtain. A new project led by UC Davis and funded by a grant from ARPA-E aims to develop acid-tolerant bacteria that can ...

Seventeen elements of the periodic table have taken on outsize importance because of their use in smartphones, electric vehicles, medical devices, and other technologies. They’re valued for their ...

“Selenium is an essential mineral that helps to support your metabolism, immune system, and cardiovascular health,” says Nasser. “Although needed in small amounts, it’s essential for your overall well ...

Selenium is a trace mineral that our bodies need to maintain good health. It's found naturally in soil and many foods. Consuming selenium helps with thyroid function, immune health, and defends our ...

Scientists show that nanoscale selenium can reduce fertilizer use by 30%, improve rice nutrition, and lower greenhouse gases. (Nanowerk News) The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 ...

Rice, a staple for billions, is one of the most resource-hungry crops on the planet—but scientists may have found a way to change that. By applying nanoscale selenium directly to rice plants, ...

The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs. This may be about to change, thanks to ...