Research group finds way to turn plastic waste products into jet fuel
A research group led by Washington State University scientists has found a way to turn daily plastic waste products into jet fuel.
A research group led by Washington State University scientists has found a way to turn daily plastic waste products into jet fuel.
Materials Science
Jun 3, 2019
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Like other organisms, bacteria constantly have to fight to survive in hostile living conditions. Together with colleagues in Finland, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön have discovered ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2018
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Slimy, hard-to-clean bacterial mats called biofilms cause problems ranging from medical infections to clogged drains and fouled industrial equipment. Now, researchers at Princeton have found a way to cleanly and completely ...
Materials Science
Dec 6, 2018
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Imagine throwing your empty plastic water bottle into a household composting bin that breaks down the plastic and produces biogas to help power your home. Now, researchers have taken an early step toward this futuristic scenario ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2018
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Americans waste nearly a pound of food per person each day, but the exact amount of food we trash differs by how healthy your diet is, a new University of Vermont co-authored national study finds.
Environment
Apr 18, 2018
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Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to re-use a common plastic to break down harmful dyes in our waste water.
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2018
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Someday, left-over toner in discarded printer cartridges could have a second life as bridge or building components instead of as trash, wasting away in landfills and potentially harming the environment. One group reports ...
Materials Science
Nov 15, 2017
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Humanity will have used up its allowance of planetary resources such as water, soil, and clean air for all of 2017 by next week, said a report Tuesday.
Environment
Jul 25, 2017
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Researchers at Dartmouth College have developed a new material that scrubs iodine from water for the first time. The breakthrough could hold the key to cleaning radioactive waste in nuclear reactors and after nuclear accidents ...
Materials Science
Jun 7, 2017
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A new test for detecting multiple explosives simultaneously has been developed by UCL scientists. The proof-of-concept sensor is designed to quickly identify and quantify five commonly used explosives in solution to help ...
Nanophysics
Dec 9, 2015
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