Laser-powered 'tweezers' reveal universal mechanism viruses use to package up DNA
Researchers have used laser-powered 'optical tweezers' to reveal a universal motor mechanism used by viruses for packaging their DNA into infectious particles.
Researchers have used laser-powered 'optical tweezers' to reveal a universal motor mechanism used by viruses for packaging their DNA into infectious particles.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 21, 2023
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Could the distinctive thin wood packaging around France's famed camembert cheese be under threat from the EU's recycling drive?
Environment
Nov 15, 2023
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For decades, marketers of consumer goods designed highly adorned packages, deploying bold colors, snazzy text, cartoons and illustrations to seize the attention of shoppers. Conventional wisdom held that with thousands of ...
Economics & Business
Nov 10, 2023
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In a pilot-scale study to find alternative raw materials for rigid plastic packages, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland has obtained unprecedented maximum limits of its highly extensible formable cellulose-based webs ...
Polymers
Nov 7, 2023
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An EU push towards bloc-wide rules on recyclable packaging to cut plastic and other waste got initial support in the European Parliament on Tuesday.
Environment
Oct 24, 2023
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Researchers from Texas Christian University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and University of Georgia published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines the consumer trend towards minimalist packaging in ...
Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2023
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Developments in machine learning are continuing at breathtaking pace, both inside and outside of weather forecasting. To help assess machine learning weather forecasts from different sources, we now show a range of them in ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2023
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In order to innovate, companies have to play the long game. Cycles of R&D experimentation, iteration and market-testing require patience and a certain amount of risk-tolerance. For boards attempting to push an innovation ...
Economics & Business
Sep 5, 2023
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There's growing global concern about potential risks to human health and the environment from a group of industrial chemicals commonly known as PFAS, or "forever chemicals."
Environment
Aug 8, 2023
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Many products are wrapped in multiple layers of material, generating huge amounts of packaging waste. Tilburg University researcher Tatiana Sokolova found that unnecessary paper packaging creates the illusion of sustainability, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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