One of the environmental legacies of COVID-19 may well be vast amounts of plastic pollution. Since the beginning of the pandemic, scientists have warned of the long-term threat of littering face masks and other PPE into the ...
Environment
Nov 23, 2021
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The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control recommend keeping a certain distance between people to prevent the spread of COVID-19. These social distancing recommendations are estimated from a variety ...
Soft Matter
Jun 9, 2021
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High court juries can detect when someone is lying, even when they're wearing a face mask, according to new research analysis by the University of Portsmouth.
Social Sciences
Dec 7, 2021
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Indonesia said Saturday that fires across giant rainforests which caused Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crisis in years had been greatly reduced and were coming under control.
Environment
Jun 29, 2013
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Since the COVID-19 virus spreads through respiratory droplets, researchers in India set out to explore how droplets deposited on face masks or frequently touched surfaces, like door handles or smartphone touch screens, dry.
General Physics
Aug 11, 2020
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Wearing face masks and wielding sanders, two workers smooth the surface of a massive fan for a wind turbine at the Gamesa factory in Aoiz, a town in Navarre, northern Spain.
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 14, 2013
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Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a novel face mask that can diagnose the wearer with Covid-19 within about 90 minutes. The masks are embedded with tiny, disposable sensors that can be fitted into other ...
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2021
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Southeast Asian nations urged Indonesia Sunday quickly to ratify a treaty aimed at preventing fires in its giant rainforests that regularly inflict choking smog on its neighbours.
Environment
Jun 30, 2013
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A multidisciplinary team from Bangor has shown how media messaging could have determined people's mask-wearing choices during the pandemic. This was based on a qualitative and quantitative review of British and Irish press ...
Environment
Oct 26, 2023
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With flu season just around the corner, scientists are reporting development of a new material for the fiber in face masks, air conditioning filters and air cleaning filters that captures influenza viruses before they can ...
Biochemistry
Nov 2, 2011
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