Lots of lead in the water? Maybe manganese is to blame
Manganese is not a particularly toxic mineral. In fact, people need a little in their diets to remain healthy.
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Study identifies better, cheaper ways to stem arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh
In what has been called "the largest mass poisoning of a population in history," some 40 million people in Bangladesh are drinking water that contains unsafe levels of arsenic. The naturally occurring element seeps into groundwater ...
Environment
May 6, 2019
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Heat pipes smash the mould in ceramics
Heat-pipe technology is fueling a new generation of low-energy, low-emissions kilns recasting Europe's world-leading ceramics industry into a model of sustainability.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 13, 2019
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New method assesses lead hazard in soil
As Milwaukee, Flint, Michigan and other cities grapple with the toxic impact of lead water pipes, another lead-contamination hazard lurks in soil.
Environment
Jan 21, 2019
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AI could help cities detect expensive water leaks
Costly water losses in municipal water systems could be significantly reduced using sensors and new artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Machine learning & AI
Nov 28, 2018
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Robots in sewers will save society millions
In the future the country's sewer systems will be inhabited by surveillance robots. Using robots, big data and artificial intelligence (AI), a new Danish research project will save hundreds of millions of kroner on maintaining ...
Robotics
Nov 14, 2018
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Lego-style solar panels to smash energy bills
Ready-made snap-together solar panels that turn waste heat into hot water are being developed at Brunel University London in a £10 million sustainable energy scheme starting next month.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 14, 2018
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Babies in prams can be exposed to more than twice as much pollution than adults
Babies in prams can be exposed to up to 60 percent more pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development.
Environment
Aug 14, 2018
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New steel to double service life of oil-field pipelines
The peculiarities of oil development technology in Russian oil fields have created demand for a new steel grade. Existing oil field pipes operate in conditions of constant contact with a corrosive water-emulsion mixture of ...
Materials Science
Aug 10, 2018
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Honey, I shrunk the vacuum chambers!
It takes a lot of work to achieve nothingness. The beam pipes within particle accelerators are some of the emptiest regions in the universe. They are evacuated so as to prevent the accelerating particles from colliding with ...
General Physics
May 2, 2018
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