A team of researchers at Academia Sinica in Taiwan, working with two colleagues from Kyoto University in Japan and another from Taipei Medical University, also in Taiwan, has identified the toxic material emitted by oyster ...
Conventional plastic is made from oil. The production of plastic is not sustainable, and it can contain substances we know are dangerous if ingested.
Environment
Oct 23, 2020
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Researchers with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have confirmed that a naturally occurring mineral, tetrahedrite, which mainly consists of non-toxic and earth-abundant elements, copper ...
Materials Science
May 15, 2013
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Could we feed a city on Mars? This question is central to the future of space exploration and has serious repercussions on Earth too. To date, a lot of thought has gone into how astronauts eat; however, we are only beginning ...
Agriculture
Jan 24, 2023
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Barry D. Bruce, professor of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is turning the term "power plant" on its head. The biochemist and a team of researchers have developed ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 2, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ohio State University researchers have developed a new method for making extremely pure, very small metal-oxide nanoparticles.
Nanomaterials
Jul 8, 2009
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Nanoparticles such as carbon nanotubes (CNT), which are found in an ever-increasing number of products, are ending up more and more frequently in our surroundings. If and how they affect aquatic ecosystems are questions which ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 4, 2011
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(Phys.org) -- Cornell materials scientists have developed an inexpensive, environmentally friendly way of synthesizing oxide crystal sheets, just nanometers thick, which have useful properties for electronics and alternative ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 11, 2012
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Shoreview, Minn., is betting on a new "green" concrete paving method that lets rainwater pass right through the street surface to prevent damaging runoff.
Environment
Jun 15, 2009
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A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing.
Nanomaterials
Mar 1, 2011
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