A team of researchers has uncovered new laws governing the flow of fluids through experiments on a technology thousands of years old: a drinking straw. This knowledge could be useful for improving fluid handling in medical ...
General Physics
Mar 23, 2023
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The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for insulating buildings.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 7, 2019
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Good news for those planning to build a new home: novel insulation materials based on plant waste, such as straw, clay and grasses could offer 20% better insulation than traditional materials.
Materials Science
May 18, 2015
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A time-lapse video shows a baby blue straw sitting in a tank of water and rocks.
Environment
Aug 24, 2022
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A new economic study in the journal Science shows that thousands of farmers in northern India could increase their profits if they stop burning their rice straw and adopt no-till practices to grow wheat. Alternative farming ...
Environment
Aug 8, 2019
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Each year, fires rage across northern India, as farmers burn off their unwanted straw. The impact is enormous. From October into November, massive clouds of smoke streak across Punjab and neighbouring states, blown by the ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2017
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Oregon will ban restaurants from automatically offering single-use plastic straws under a measure passed by lawmakers, making it the second state to enact restrictions on plastic straws.
Environment
May 31, 2019
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Composite binders are important materials used in furniture, flooring and other consumer products, but they can pose health hazards.
Materials Science
Jun 26, 2020
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A scientist has discovered a way of using one of the world's most abundant natural resources as a replacement for manmade chemicals in soaps and thousands of other household products.
Materials Science
Sep 23, 2019
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Hard on the heels of banning plastic bags, states and cities are being pressed by environmentalists to eliminate another consumer convenience—plastic straws. But objections from the plastics industry, restaurants and disability ...
Environment
Jul 3, 2018
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