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A Chemical Production Loophole Could Delay the Recovery of Earth's Ozone Layer by Up to 11 Years
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (350+ words) A new study reveals that if left unchecked, unaccounted-for emissions of ozone-harming substances could delay the layer's full recovery by almost a decade. A hole in the Montreal Protocol could delay the recovery of Earth's ozone layer by about 7 years....
Scientists Make Water-Based Battery That Could Last 300 Years Using Tofu Brine Ingredients
3+ week, 2+ day ago (370+ words) Scientists built a long-lasting water battery with a neutral, food-adjacent electrolyte....
Pavement Made from Algae Could Cut Toxic Asphalt Fumes by 100 Times and Make Roads Last Longer
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1296+ words) Step outside in any major city on a blistering summer afternoon, and you will smell it. It is the distinct, heavy scent of hot asphalt. We pave our modern world with it. If you gathered all the pavement in Phoenix,…...
Researchers Use "Bottled Lightning" to Turn Methane Into Liquid Fuel
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (647+ words) Home " Science " Chemistry A plasma reactor transforms stubborn methane into methanol, bypassing extreme heat and pressure entirely. Inside a submerged glass tube, tiny bolts of plasma pulse through bubbling methane gas. It looks like miniature lightning, but this electrified reaction…...
Scientists Tracking the Microplastic Pollution Just Realized They Were Measuring Their Own Lab Gloves
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (465+ words) Home " Environment " Environmental Issues We should not underestimate the prevalence of microplastics. They are everywhere'in our rivers, our lungs, and even in our blood. But researchers tracking this global pollution crisis may have inadvertently contaminated their research samples. The protective…...
Chemists Solved the Ultimate Ghost Ship Mystery of the Mary Celeste. The Science Is Wilder Than The Legends
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1186+ words) Home " Science " Chemistry A replica ship, heated ethanol, and a spark finally explain a 150-year-old maritime mystery. In December 1872, sailors spotted a ship drifting aimlessly in the open Atlantic, some 400 miles off the coast of the Azores. The Mary Celeste,…...
Researchers use sunlight to turn plastic waste into vinegar
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (998+ words) Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, food packaging and transport. But it's also created one of the defining environmental problems we have faced. Hundreds of millions…...
The War on Foam Has Begun'and Biobased Bubbles Want to Win It
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (1126+ words) Foam isn't just trash; it's engineered air. Now scientists want it to compost. A cardboard box arrives at your door. You slice the tape, fold back the flaps, and meet the usual culprit: a nest of protective foam. It's light…...
Engineers Make Plastic Capacitor Out of "Impossible" Polymer Alloy that Handles Extreme Heat and Holds Much More Energy
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (722+ words) A novel polymer blend withstands extreme heat, promising smaller, more powerful electronics. If you have ever tried to run a high-performance computer in a hot room, or pushed an electric vehicle to its limit on a scorching summer highway, you…...
Scientists Find Cancer Linked Chemicals In Nearly All Hair Extensions
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (654+ words) Home " Science " Chemistry You'll find glossy packets of hair extensions in most beauty supply stores. They promise a new look for a few dollars, but behind the glitter, scientists have found a cocktail of industrial chemicals linked to cancer, hormone…...