Soil vapor extraction (SVE) is an established remediation technology that facilitates the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated soils. By applying a controlled extraction ...

As regulations addressing target semi-volatile organics in soil matrices continue to push for increasingly lower action levels, laboratories are required to examine preparation workflows to optimize ...

When humans return to the moon (and ultimately travel beyond), they’ll need plenty of oxygen, both to breathe and propel crafts through space. Luckily for astronauts, there’s plenty packed inside ...

Using brand new methodology, scientists in China have discovered a shockingly simple trick to extract water from lunar soil. When analyzing the samples, researchers from the Chinese Academy of ...

Sierra Space has completed a test readiness review of its carbothermal reactor, a system designed to extract oxygen from the Moon’s soil, and plans to proceed to a physical test of the technology.

You may not be able to get blood from a stone as the saying goes, but you apparently can get oxygen out of lunar soil. This week NASA scientists and engineers proved just that, using a special ...

Planting is progressing at a near record pace in Iowa. We'll also check in on how planting is going in Minnesota and the Dakotas. A company has added new equipment which will add more value to a new ...