The best of intentions related to American military readiness and reliability have created a Catch-22: The Pentagon’s reliance on a steady, dependable product has prevented it from reaping the ...

A team of researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) have found a link between the rates of metal production and toxic lead exposure in humans over thousands of years. The team examined ...

Like many young boys, Kennesaw State University student Sulaiman Shaikh once dreamed of becoming an astronaut. As a child, he ...

It’s been said that the typical mobile phone contains roughly half of all elements found on the Periodic Table. One of the most problematic substances used in phones and other electronics is lead. But ...

Wrinkling, blisters and delamination on stickers applied to curved or bendable surfaces are usually an annoyance: however, a team of researchers — including one at MIT — recently examined these ...

Lead is a toxic substance, and it’s in your mobile phone. It’s also probably in your TV, your computer, and just about any other electronic appliance where mechanical movement is transformed into an ...