It doesn't take much for microplastics to leach into food, researchers warn
Scientists have found plastic fragments can shed off cutting boards, takeout containers and even laminated paper cups with each use.
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Plastifab buys utility pole protective products unit from R&M
Plastifab Industries Inc. is acquiring a product line from R&M Plastics Products Ltd. The purchase of R&M's Pole Line ...
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‘Plastic People’ documentary exposes the human health threats from plastic
Microplastics are a growing ecological and human health crisis: Scientist have found the tiny plastic particles everywhere ...
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Microplastics Aren't Just Found in Seafood Anymore. Here Are 9 Other Foods With More Microplastics Than You Think
Microplastics are in our water, air and seafood. It's been recently discovered to be in chewing gum, too. Here's what to know ...
Moving to autonomous experimentation: Growing thin films with machine learning
From cell phones to solar panels to quantum computers, thin films are essential to current and emerging technologies. But making functional thin films requires control. During hours-long processes, ...
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Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Lummus Technology, LLC provided the funding for research on plastic waste pyrolysis oils at UT Arlington. Alexander Kaplitz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any ...
Steven Soderbergh Is Considering the ‘Plastic in Our Blood' as a Way into Another ‘Contagion' Film
The 2011 public health thriller had new relevance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Soderbergh wouldn't want to just create another medical crisis with a sequel.
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Tackling plastic pollution with biodegradable films for agriculture
The team will develop two main products: a mulch film and an edible fruit preservation coating with the hope to replace traditional plastic films. The new green chemistry methodology that we developed ...