Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems. PPIs are activated in the acid-producing cells of the ...

Battery acid from old cars, with a little help from a catalyst, can give plastic waste a new purpose, using it to drive the ...

Researchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple ...

The pain-relieving effect of salicylic acid, now sold as Aspirin, has been known for thousands of years. Besides being a useful drug with numerous health applications, it is a stress hormone made by ...

The acid in your stomach can break down foods, but it could also be used to power electronics. A team of researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have developed a tiny generator that can ...

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When the microalgae known as diatoms form blooms, they sometimes produce the powerful neurotoxin domoic acid. But not all diatoms produce the toxin, and even species that can don’t always do so.

The environmental crises of the past often seem to disappear—have problems like acid rain and smog been solved?

The pain-relieving effect of salicylic acid has been known for thousands of years. Besides being a useful drug with numerous health applications, it is a stress hormone made by plants, which is ...