Researchers found silica can outperform high-index materials for optical metasurfaces. Its chip-making compatibility enables ...

Exposure to a toxic rock dust appears to be "the main driving force" behind a recent epidemic of severe black lung disease among coal miners, according to the findings of a new study. Lawmakers have ...

New Stanford University research has revealed that the mineral silica, a common food additive and popular cosmetics ingredient, is not a chemically inert substance, as has long been supposed. As ...

Silica supplements may improve skin texture by enhancing collagen production and maintaining effective hydration levels.