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Hard-to-recycle PVC turned into sustainable lubricant
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (273+ words) Published Aug 6, 2026 1:35 PM EDT Researchers say they have finally found a way to convert the serious ecological issue into something equally useful and far less harmful. According to a study recently published in the journal Nature, PVC can now be…...
Thomas Edison’s failed rechargeable battery may get a second life
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (263+ words) Published Feb 11, 2026 12:05 PM EST Although the device’s foundations rely on atomic-level bonds at nanoscale levels, biochemists like study coauthor Maher El-Kady say the principles are comparatively easy to grasp. “People often think of modern nanotechnology tools as complicated and high-tech,…...
Physicists 3D-printed a Christmas tree made of ice particles
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (356+ words) Published Dec 18, 2025 4:01 PM EST To get in the holiday spirit, a group of physicists in the Netherlands recently crafted a tiny, 3D-printed Christmas tree from ice particles. The novel method isn’t only good for decorative projects, however. According to their…...
Swiss startup turns urine into plant fertilizer
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (284+ words) Published Dec 8, 2025 10:58 AM EST When most people need to go number one, they find the nearest bathroom and don’t give half a thought to what happens to their pee once it disappears down the toilet or urinal. It turns out…...
Need to melt ice? Try high voltage metal
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (327+ words) Published Nov 14, 2025 3:38 PM EST As winter approaches, large swaths of the United States are eagerly awaiting their first big snowfalls of the season. As the snowflakes fall, many will dig out old, rusted sleds, toil over shaping the perfect snowball,…...
New recycling method turns Teflon into toothpaste fluoride
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (565+ words) Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer focused primarily on tech, AI, physics, and culture news. He was previously a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has been featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, McSweeney's Internet…...
Life on Earth may have come from cosmic dust
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (616+ words) Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer focused primarily on tech, AI, physics, and culture news. He was previously a regular contributor to The A.V. Club and Input, and has been featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, McSweeney's Internet…...
This portable, 3D-printed device can pull drinking water out of thin air
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) Published Oct 13, 2025 10:00 AM EDT One full cycle takes approximately two hours and yields 17 fluid ounces (roughly the equivalent of a medium-sized plastic water bottle). If left to run continuously for a full day though, the device could produce around 1.6 gallons…...
Fake fish blood may save your ice cream from freezer burn
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (297+ words) 🛍️ Amazon Prime Day is live. See the best deals HERE. 🛍️ Published Oct 8, 2025 10:53 AM EDT “Best of all, we make these mimics entirely using chemistry—no fish or cells required,” biochemical engineer and study co-author Thomas McParlton said in a statement....
A single DNA cassette tape could store billions of photos
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) Published Sep 12, 2025 11:03 AM EDT The cassette tape. A staple of the Walkmans, car stereos, and sappy mixtapes of the 80s and 90s. It seemed like this once-groundbreaking piece of technology may have gone the way of the dodo. However, the cassette tape…...