Trying to solve the 'forever problem' of PFAS pollution
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be found almost everywhere and in almost everyone and can take more than 1,000 years to break down.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) can be found almost everywhere and in almost everyone and can take more than 1,000 years to break down.
Environment
Mar 22, 2023
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The long and tortuous effort to regulate toxic chemicals in America has now come up against an ironic obstacle: anti-environmental lobbying by the manufacturers of batteries and other renewable energy technologies that rely ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had clear consequences for the Swedish fashion industry. Digitalization has accelerated, while efforts to attract customers to physical stores have stagnated. A development that will continue, according ...
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2023
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After a catastrophic 38-train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to stay in the environment.
Environment
Mar 3, 2023
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Timber with a green-gray hue—treated with copper chromium arsenic (CCA)—is a common sight in New Zealand. But how many people are aware that it pollutes the environment, is associated with health risks and is a toxic ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2023
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Calves' well-being, including their physical and emotional health, is always top of mind for those in the dairy industry, particularly during the weaning stage. In a recent study appearing in JDS Communications, researchers ...
Veterinary medicine
Feb 20, 2023
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A Rutgers scientist has developed a formulation of low-fat chocolate that can be printed on a 3D printer in pretty much any shape a person can conceive, including a heart.
Other
Feb 14, 2023
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A research group led by Prof. Li Haiyang from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed a new competition mechanism in vacuum ultraviolet photoionization of dichloromethane ...
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 10, 2023
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RMIT scientists have created a new type of antibiotic that can be rapidly re-engineered to avoid resistance by dangerous superbugs.
Biochemistry
Feb 7, 2023
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Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. A combination of proteins and antioxidants doubles ...
Biochemistry
Jan 30, 2023
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