Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles they call "smart rust" that actually makes it cleaner. Smart rust can ...

Researchers have developed a new way to filter toxins like oil, estrogen, and microplastics out of water sources using what they call “smart rust.” By pouring specially treated rust into water and ...

A new “smart rust” could one day help pull pollutants out of waterways, leaving cleaner water behind. Researchers adorned tiny particles of iron oxide, better known as rust, with “sticky” molecules ...

Selenium is a critical element, particularly for the thyroid and immune system, but too little or too much can be harmful to both humans and wildlife. A team of researchers at Washington University in ...