New research from North Carolina State University has found that Campylobacter bacteria persist throughout poultry production—from farm to grocery shelves—and that two of the most common strains are exchanging genetic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2021
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Hardly a day goes by without manufacturers recalling food tainted by impurities. Even dry foods, generally thought to be safe because they lack the water pathogens needed to thrive, are often pulled from store shelves. Harmful ...
Other
Dec 1, 2020
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Despite the recent trend toward increased sustainability and the development of new sustainable ways of working, there is more to do when it comes to decisions about manufacturing and location. Today's fragmented supply chains, ...
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2020
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Many production facilities (e.g. plastic manufacturers, pharma companies, and others) use nanocatalysts that contain palladium—an expensive component that is not sustainably produced. A chemist from RUDN University found ...
Materials Science
Sep 4, 2020
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Robots working in abattoirs, sky-high vertical farms, more gene-edited foods in our supermarkets and automated farming systems could all help guarantee food supply in the next pandemic.
Economics & Business
Jul 30, 2020
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When cyclones and other natural disasters strike a city or town, the social and economic impacts locally can be devastating. But these events also have ripple effects that can be felt in distant cities and regions—even ...
Environment
May 4, 2020
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After 16 years of dedicated planning and engineering, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have completed a 3.2 gigapixel sensor array for the camera that will be used in the ...
Astronomy
Aug 19, 2019
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Netflix announced plans Thursday to create a New York City production center for its original programs that could lead to thousands of new jobs.
Business
Apr 18, 2019
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Researchers from EPFL's Laboratory for Processing of Advanced Composites have developed a material that can easily heal after being damaged. This cutting-edge composite could be used in aircraft, wind turbines, cars and sports ...
Materials Science
Mar 6, 2019
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Medical isotopes are used daily around the world to visualize and diagnose cancer, heart disease and other serious ailments. However, the production of these lifesaving medical isotopes can emit gases that, while posing ...
General Physics
Jan 24, 2019
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