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Study finds artificial chemicals that can cause cancer in 99% of bottled drinking water

Thanks ; Ellissa Bain Published ; Nov,11 Study finds artificial chemicals that can cause cancer in 99% of bottled drinking water© The Focus A new study has found that our drinking water is full of potentially dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ which don’t easily break down naturally. Scientifically known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), there are more than 2700 of these artificial…

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For type 2 diabetes, focusing on when you eat, not what, can help control blood sugar

Thanks ; Evelyn Parr, Brooke Devlin Published ; Nov,05 Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain© Provided by Medical Xpress Type 2 diabetes affects 1.2 million Australians and accounts for 85-90% of all diabetes cases. This chronic condition is characterized by high blood glucose (sugar) levels, which carry serious health risks. Complications include heart disease, kidney failure and vision…

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Plans to cool the Earth by blocking sunlight are gaining momentum, but critical voices risk being excluded

Thanks ; Albert Van Wijngaarden, Adrian Hindes, Chloe Colomer Published ; Oct31 The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blocked so much sunlight the world temporarily cooled by a few tenths of a degree. Solar geoengineering works on a similar principle. Credit: Dave Harlow / USGS Solar geoengineering research is advancing fast, after a recent flurry of funding announcements. Yet…

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Lignin molecular property discovery could help turn trees into affordable, greener industrial chemicals

Thanks ; North Carolina State University Published ; Oct,25 Bob Kelly (l) and Jack Wang look over poplar trees in a greenhouse on NC State’s Centennial Campus. Credit: Dee Shore, NC State University. Trees are the most abundant natural resource living on Earth’s land masses, and North Carolina State University scientists and engineers are making headway in finding ways to use them as…

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Everyone loves rooftop solar panels. But there’s a problem.

Everyone loves rooftop solar panels. But there’s a problem.

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Everyone loves rooftop solar panels. But there’s a problem.

Thanks ; Shannon Osaka Published ; Oct,22 Everyone loves rooftop solar panels. But there’s a problem.© John Brecher for The Washington Post Over the past decade, millions of solar panels have been installed on homes from California to Massachusetts. These solar panels allow their owners to cut down on their bills, pull electricity directly from their rooftops, and sometimes even store it…

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Visible light energy yields two-for-one deal when added to carbon dioxide recycling process

Thanks ; Lois Yoksoulian Published ; Oct,18 Structural and optical characteristics of Au–Cu nanoparticle catalysts. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2404433121 By combining visible light and electrochemistry, researchers have enhanced the conversion of carbon dioxide into valuable products and stumbled upon a surprising discovery. The team found…

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Nearly 200 Cancer-Causing Chemicals May Leak Into US Consumers' Food

Thanks ; Hatty Willmoth Published ; Oct,11 https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/health/girls-may-start-puberty-early-due-to-toxic-chemicals/vi-AA1qsTMw?ocid=socialshare&t=0 Scientists are calling for stronger regulations on the way that food is processed, packaged and cooked, after a study found that materials used in the food industry may expose the general population to 189 cancer-causing…

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New tandem solar cells break efficiency record—they could eventually supercharge how we get energy from the sun

Thanks ; Sebastian Bonilla Published ; Oct,8 The sight of solar panels installed on rooftops and large energy farms has become commonplace in many regions around the world. Even in gray and rainy UK, solar power is becoming a major player in electricity generation. This surge in solar is fueled by two key developments. First, scientists, engineers and those in industry are learning how to make…

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Scientists develop new material for more efficient carbon capture

Thanks ;Youhong Nancy Guo Published ; Sep,27 Global warming and design principles of PPEs with a flow-through configuration for electro-swing carbon capture. a) Annual CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry. b) Average surface air temperature change over the last 50 years.[30] c–e) Schematics of electrochemical cells in c) continuous-flow process with CO2 carriers dissolved in solvents,…

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Using fungal mycelium as the basis for sustainable products

Thanks ; Sandra Mehlhase Published ; Sep,25 Sustainable and biodegradable: packaging made from mycelium. Credit: Fraunhofer IAP/Jadwiga Galties Fungi have more to offer than meets the eye. Their thread-like cells, which grow extensively and out of sight underground like a network of roots, offer huge potential for producing sustainable, biodegradable materials. Researchers at the Fraunhofer…

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Ethanol: A viable alternative to sugar-based carbon sources for biomanufacturing

Thanks ;  Phys.org.  Published ; Sep,20 Ethanol biosynthesis and ethanol-based biomanufacturing. Credit: Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts (2024). DOI: 10.1186/s13068-024-02546-w In a recent review published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, a research team led by Associated Professor Wang Peng from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of…

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New Technology Transforms Captured Carbon Into Clean Energy Source

Thanks ; Tom Howarth Published ; Sep,17 https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/money/can-landfill-waste-help-power-ai%E2%80%99s-enormous-demands/vi-AA1oMDjr?ocid=socialshare&t=4 Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed an innovative electrochemical cell that efficiently converts captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into formate, a green fuel. This new system, the results of which…

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Microplastic Map Reveals Countries Consuming the Most

Microplastic Map Reveals Countries Consuming the Most

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