inorganic

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Discovered in 2011, MXenes are a fast-expanding family of ultra-thin inorganic materials.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Biologically and linguistically, our two species couldn’t be more different: This seemingly inorganic walking sculpture from the planet Erid communicates in a mix of whale song and stomps.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

They also measure the total dissolved solids, which is the combined contents of all organic and inorganic substances, such as minerals, in water.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He added that the report is stoking fears “that this is the first of many inorganic deals.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

In the pre-DDT era, inorganic chemicals, applied on a scale that today would seem extraordinarily modest, produced here and there strains of insects that could survive chemical spraying or dusting.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson