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EU experts want broad restrictions on ‘forever chemicals’
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (621+ words) Officially called PFAS, they are a group of more than 10,000 chemicals used in non-stick pans, stain-proof carpets, and other products. Published'Mar 26, 2026, 03:44 PM Updated'Mar 26, 2026, 04:03 PM HELSINKI " "Forever chemicals" pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly…...
From refugee to Nobel laureate: Yaghi hails science's ‘equalising force’
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (381+ words) Nobel chemistry laureate Omar Yaghi (pictured) won the 2025 prize together with Dr Susumu Kitagawa of Japan and UK-born Dr Richard Robson for their groundbreaking discoveries on metal'organic frameworks. Published'Oct 08, 2025, 09:30 PM Stockholm - Born into a family of Palestinian refugees in Jordan…...
Texas start-up sells plastic-eating fungi diapers to tackle landfill waste
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (356+ words) Find out what's new on ST website and app. Hiro Technologies co-founder Miki Agrawal holding a diaper and a pouch full of plastic-eating fungi at her company's laboratory in Austin, Texas. Published'Jun 17, 2025, 10:20 AM Updated'Jun 17, 2025, 12:43 PM AUSTIN, Texas " Could baby poop…...