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Reducing CO2 Using a Panchromatic Osmium Complex Photosensitizer

October 20, 2021
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Tokyo, Japan — Using photocatalysts to reduce CO2 has received a lot of attention recently. Scientists from Tokyo Tech have developed a new osmium complex that can absorb a full wavelength range of...

Plant-Based Jet Fuel Could Reduce Emissions by 68%, Says Study

October 15, 2021
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Athens, GA — Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according to new research from University...

New Theories and Materials Aid the Transition to Clean Energy

October 15, 2021
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Tempe, AZ — With each passing day, the dark side of our addiction to fossil fuels becomes more apparent. In addition to slashing emissions of carbon dioxide, society must find sustainable alternatives...

Chemists Discover Faster-Acting Forms of Insecticide Imidacloprid

October 12, 2021
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New York, NY — Scientists have developed seven crystal forms of imidacloprid—one of the world’s most widely used insecticides—in an effort to sharply reduce its environmental impact, according to a...

Non-English-Language Science Could Help Save Biodiversity, Says Research

October 8, 2021
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Sydney, Australia — It is commonly assumed that any important scientific knowledge would be available in English, and so scientific knowledge used in international studies is predominantly sourced...

Climate Change: Up to 95% of Ocean Surface Climates may Disappear by 2100

September 1, 2021
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Nahant, MA — Between 35.6% and 95% of 20th century ocean surface climates — defined by surface water temperature, pH and the concentration of the mineral aragonite — may disappear by 2100, depending...

New Method Developed to Solve Plastics Sustainability Problem

August 23, 2021
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Akron, OH — Plastics sustainability has come a long way in recent years thanks in large part to scientific advances. But even as plastics become more and more environmentally friendly, the world continues...

Microplastics can Deform Cell Membranes and Affect Their Functioning

August 6, 2021
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Tarragona, Spain — It is estimated that, since the 1950s, more than 70 million tonnes of microplastics have been dumped into the oceans due to industrial manufacturing processes. These plastics are...

New Study Confirms Relationship between Toxic Pollution, Climate Risks to Human Health

July 26, 2021
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London, UK — For more than 30 years, scientists on the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have focused on human-induced climate change. Their fifth assessment report led to the...

Exposure to Pollutants, Increased Free-Radical Damage Speeds Up Ageing

June 22, 2021
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Morgantown, WV — Every day, our bodies face a bombardment of UV rays, ozone, cigarette smoke, industrial chemicals and other hazards. This exposure can lead to free-radical production in our bodies,...

Measuring the Elimination of Plastic Particles from the Body in Mice

June 17, 2021
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Helsinki, Finland — Postdoctoral Researcher Outi Keinänen from the University of Helsinki developed a method to radiolabel plastic particles in order to observe their biodistribution on the basis of...

Tiny Plastic Particles in the Environment

May 5, 2021
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Dübendorf, Switzerland — Wherever scientists look, they can spot them: whether in remote mountain lakes, in Arctic sea ice, in the deep-ocean floor or in air samples, even in edible fish – thousands...

Study Paves the Way for New Photosensitive Materials

April 23, 2021
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Tempe, AZ — Photocatalysts are useful materials, with a myriad of environmental and energy applications, including air purification, water treatment, self-cleaning surfaces, pollution-fighting paints...

New Process Makes ‘Biodegradable’ Plastics Truly Compostable

April 21, 2021
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Berkeley, CA — Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but today’s “compostable” plastic bags, utensils...

Scientists Created Edible Food Films for Food Packaging

March 24, 2021
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Yekaterinburg, Russia — An international group of scientists from India and Russia has created edible food films for packaging fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, and seafood. Films consist of natural...

How Our Microplastic Waste Becomes ‘Hubs’ for Pathogens, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

March 22, 2021
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Newark, NJ — It’s estimated that an average-sized wastewater treatment plant serving roughly 400,000 residents will discharge up to 2,000,000 microplastic particles into the environment each...

Particulates are More Dangerous Than Previously Thought

March 19, 2021
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Villigen, Switzerland — Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time observed photochemical processes inside the smallest particles in the air. In doing so, they discovered...

More Sustainable Recycling of Plastics

February 18, 2021
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Konstanz, Germany — The new method works without extremely high temperatures, is therefore more energy-efficient and has a significantly higher recovery rate (approx. 96 per cent of the starting material)...

Eliminating Microplastics in Wastewater Directly at the Source

January 19, 2021
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Quebec, Canada — A research team from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the...

Industrial Waste is Reused to Produce Alternatives to Plastic

December 15, 2020
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São Paulo, Brazil — In Brazil, researchers at São Paulo State University (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira have developed a film that can replace plastic in food packaging. The film is made from hydroxypropyl...

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