What’s hot in science and engineering? Research news for the day of March 24, 2022

Thu, 24 Mar 2022
Fossil fruit found buried beneath ancient Indian lava flows

Remains of plant material wedged between layers of volcanic rock

Just before the closing scenes of the Cretaceous period, India was a rogue subcontinent on a collision course with Asia. Before the two landmasses merged, however, India rafted over a “hot spot” in Earth’s crust, triggering one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the …

Thu, 24 Mar 2022
Faster-acting graphene sensor detects opioid metabolites in wastewater

Sensor is quicker and cheaper than current opioid wastewater monitoring methods

A sensor that detects opioid byproducts in wastewater faster and cheaper than current commonly used methods has been developed by U.S. National Science Foundation grantee …