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All Articles Tagged As: plastic
Researchers are exploring how to program bacteria's DNA to find, metabolize and neutralize Bisphenol-A, the toxic chemical found in many of today's plastics.
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 | Transistors based on a new kind of material have been lifted into outer space on the space shuttle Endeavour and attached to the outside of the International Space Station for radiation testing. ...> Full Article |
Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of cleaning clothes using less than 2% of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine. The revolutionary technology will provide alternatives to both domestic washing and dry cleaning, heralding the world’s first “virtually waterless” washing system.
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 | Researchers are a step closer to turning plants into 'biofactories' capable of producing oils which can be used to replace petrochemicals used to manufacture a range of products. ...> Full Article |
China turning to the technologies that could manufacture plastics with plant fiber and starch
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 | When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles, it's not whether the container is new or old but the liquid's temperature that has the most impact on how much BPA is released, according to University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists. ...> Full Article |
 | Chemists have set a new world record for the shortest chemical bond ever recorded between two metals, in this case, two atoms of chromium. ...> Full Article |
 | Once plastics have been built into a car, they are rarely recycled. Compressed into granulate material, the shredded plastic parts are usually too indiscriminately mixed to permit any further use. Researchers have now found a way of separating the different types of plastic. ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers are tapping into the power of wastewater to produce environmentally-friendly plastics. ...> Full Article |
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