Anne S. Meyer, an associate professor of biology at the University of Rochester, and her collaborators at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands recently developed a 3D printing technique to engineer and study ...
Biotechnology
Dec 2, 2021
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India's major rivers are thick with heavy metals, dyes, toxic chemicals and pharmaceutical products, a study shows.
Environment
Dec 1, 2021
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Polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are a class of man-made chemicals that break down slowly in the environment, can accumulate in the human body and have been linked to all manner of negative health effects ...
Environment
Oct 21, 2021
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Biological dispersants enhance the breakdown of the more toxic chemicals in crude oil better than synthetic chemical dispersants, a new study shows.
Environment
Oct 19, 2021
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The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health conditions that are used in products ranging from cookware to carpets and firefighting foams.
Environment
Oct 18, 2021
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Scientists have found a new chemical process to turn a stinky, toxic gas into a clean-burning fuel.
Materials Science
Sep 9, 2021
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For the first time, milkweed butterflies have been sighted feeding on live caterpillars—their own species' young. Researchers suggest they do this to increase their supply of mating pheromones.
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2021
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Scientists from the Institute of Science and Engineering at Kanazawa University have developed new solvent mixtures to break down the tough structure of plant cellulose for the production of bioethanol. These new solvents ...
Polymers
Aug 10, 2021
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As Europe seeks to reduce its reliance on China for the rare earth metals needed for modern batteries and electronics, French researchers have found a potentially potent ally: bacteria that can help extract the elements from ...
Materials Science
Jul 20, 2021
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Scientists at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois have developed a hydrogel integrated with zirconium-based robust metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that rapidly degrades organophosphate-based nerve agents used in ...
Materials Science
Jul 14, 2021
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