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A nanomechanical sensor once limited to the lab can now detect ultrafine airborne particles, closing a key gap in pollution monitoring and climate science. (Nanowerk News) “Measure what can be ...

A nanomechanical sensor once confined to a physics lab is now detecting harmful nanoparticles, even in the Arctic. The NEMILIES project has transformed a risky idea into an award-winning scientific ...

Learn the right way to remove a stuck coffee puck from your AeroPress! Morgan revisits her earlier coffee mistake and demonstrates, with guidance from experts Lance Hedrick and Umeko Motoyoshi, how to ...

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to a report of a skunk with its head stuck in a jar on Wednesday morning ...

Cast-iron cookware requires regular seasoning to create a protective, non-stick layer and prevent rust. To season a pan, apply a thin layer of a high oleic oil, like grapeseed oil, and bake it in the ...

Your car's tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can fail, but you can still drive. Learn why sensors break and what to do when they stop working.

The emissions system of your car does a lot to help make its exhaust more bearable to deal with. But it wouldn't be nearly as ...

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At NBC Select, we do the hard work so you can be, well, selective. For our third annual NBC Select Wellness Awards, we spent nearly three months testing hundreds of products to find the best of the ...