AvatarMichaela BYou breathe in a credit card’s worth of microplastic every weekverified_publisherFast Company - By Sofia QuagliaThose plastics can get lodged in our airways and stay there over time. Yet despite the ubiquity in the environment and in our bodies, scientists don’t fully understand the long-term impacts on our health. This article originally appeared in Nexus Media News and Discover Magazine. Microplastics are …
AvatarMichaela BNew recycling technology deconstructs mixed plasticscosmosmagazine.com - Ellen PhiddianA team of US chemists has found a way to convert unrecyclable mixtures of plastic into useful chemicals.Mixed materials usually end up in landfill …
AvatarMichaela BChinese Scientists Unveil New Sustainable Method to Recycle Lithium-Ion Batteriestechtimes.comChinese Academy of Sciences introduces "contact-electro-catalysis" for revolutionary, eco-friendly lithium-ion battery recycling, promising high …
AvatarMichaela BScientists Make Breakthrough in Undoing Spine InjuriesThe Messenger - Sarah BranerScientists have made a breakthrough repairing potentially devastating spinal cord injuries—using the body’s own healing process to do it. Researchers …
AvatarMichaela BAn Unexpected New Way To Recycle – Scientists Transform Plastic Waste Into Soapscitechdaily.com - Virginia TechResearchers have developed a new method to recycle plastics, such as those from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags, into soap. The …
AvatarMichaela BSimple test predicts Alzheimer's risk, 20 years before symptoms showverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Bronwyn ThompsonAustralian National University (ANU) physicists have combined nanotechnology, artificial intelligence and molecular biology to design a novel method …