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08/31/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
EPA to designate two “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Friday, Aug. 26, that it is proposing to designate two “forever chemicals” as hazardous substances amid growing evidence that they cause severe health complications and birth defects. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of chemicals known as forever chemicals because they do not break down in the environment […]
08/23/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Forever no more? Scientists discover new, low-cost way to break down certain types of “forever chemicals”
A team of scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Northwestern University have discovered a new and cheap way of breaking down the “forever chemicals” that continue to pollute the planet. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are commonly used in non-stick pans, water-repellant fabrics and food packaging. They are known as “forever chemicals” because of their […]
08/12/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Plant-based ROADS? Iowa researchers to pave roads using soybeans and recycled asphalt
Researchers at Iowa State University (ISU) who accidentally discovered soy-based asphalt technology will be making this groundbreaking discovery nationally available for commercial use by next year. The ISU researchers have been testing the product, known as the “Invigorate Rejuvenator,” for roughly a decade. They recently launched SoyLei Innovations, from where they are developing the rejuvenator – a compound […]
05/02/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Researchers are working on turning plastic into fuel that could power homes
With nearly 80 percent of the world’s plastic waste ending up on landfills, all this plastic pollution needs to be reused quickly, or it may clog up the world’s oceans — potentially killing millions of animals, and seep into the air and the soil, threatening the health of groundwater and food crops. Researchers are proposing […]
02/13/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Wet-dog smell, tobacco smoke and skunk spray: Various factors affect how long an unpleasant scent lingers, explain researchers
The human nose can distinguish at least one trillion different scents. Many of these smells will come and go fairly quickly. However, others, such as disgusting smells, don’t disappear fast enough. The brain recognizes smells with the help of special sensory cells known as olfactory receptor neurons that are located inside the nose. Once they receive a […]
02/09/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
French researchers claim to have created metallic hydrogen in a lab: Material can “conduct electricity indefinitely at room temperature”
Metallic hydrogen is a state of hydrogen wherein the element is able to conduct electricity. Scientists have spent close to a century attempting to create this material. A team of French researchers now claim that they’ve done it. Normally, hydrogen isn’t a great conductor. However, physicists since the 1930s have suspected that if hydrogen were to be […]
02/08/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Fascinating study finds that the presence of atmospheric oxygen triggers the removal of webbed digits in amphibians and amniotes
A study published in the journal Developmental Cell found that when certain animal species detect the presence of atmospheric oxygen, their webbed digits can turn into free fingers. This is especially the case in the embryotic development of amphibians and amniotes, which includes birds, reptiles and even mammals, all of which are capable of having either webbed digits […]
01/25/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Study suggests Europa, Jupiter’s Moon, contains table salt in its oceans just like the oceans on Earth
A study published in the journal Science Advances believes that subterranean oceans lurking underneath the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have a similar salt composition to oceans on Earth after the Hubble Space Telescope spotted sodium chloride, or salt, on the surface of the icy moon. Scientists now believe that other similarities may be discovered between the oceans of the two worlds. Four different […]
01/04/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Manuscripts by astronomer Kepler show that he ‘may have practiced alchemy’
Researchers studying Johannes Kepler’s manuscripts believe they found evidence that suggests that the famous German astronomer may have been a practitioner of alchemy, the protoscientific tradition famous for its obsession with turning “base metals” like lead into “noble metals” like gold and silver. Kepler lived in the late 16th to the early 17th centuries, and is known as an astronomer, astrologer and […]
12/15/2019
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By Arsenio Toledo
Researchers design cost-efficient, clean fuel cells that might soon replace traditional gas engines in cars
Fuel cell technology has been around for some time. The first truly modern fuel cell vehicles came from the 1950s and 1960s, when they were used on experimental vehicles such as the 1966 Electrovan, a van which was outfitted with a fuel cell that took up so much space it could only fit two people. Fuel cell technology was even used by […]
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