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Report flags thousands of food packaging chemicals for replacement

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A chemical analysis of 113 personal care and cleaning products found 98% contained at least one chemical not listed on the label, 85% contained at least one with known or suspected health hazards, and 26% contained chemicals contradicting product claims.

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A study found single-use paper cups release millions of micro- and nanoplastic particles when exposed to hot water, with biodegradable PLA-lined cups releasing about 12 times more plastic by mass than conventional polyethylene-lined cups.

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Large-scale meta-analysis finds bovine leather’s carbon footprint was significantly underestimated; updated methods show farming-phase emissions more than double previous estimates.

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Glue bonds to nonstick surfaces and wipes clean with ethanol

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Local hydration differences lead to large changes in size-similar ion transport within structured nanopores

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Incorporating trace amounts of graphene into low-carbon magnesium cement significantly improves its water resistance and strength, but higher dosages cause detrimental microstructural agglomerates, find researchers at Czech Technical University in Prague.

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Researchers developed a low-cost electrochemical sensor designed to detect dopamine in human tears (a neurotransmitter involved in movement, learning, motivation, and emotional regulation), aiming to facilitate the ultra-early detection of neurological disorders

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Sacked Australian Amazon worker wins job back — ‘Smart-arse’ Slack messages to boss did not justify dismissal

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In pursuit of extreme blackness so black that “light just seems to fall into it”, color technologists create an ultrablack automative coating that absorbs more than 99.9% of visible light

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Graphene experts are trying to close reproducibility gap in 2D materials

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If the best enzymes for a biotechnology problem stopped existing millions of years ago, we need to bring them back to existence

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Boron Buckyballs: B80 cages in the lab

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This ‘living plastic’ activates and self-destructs on command

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Cement production accounts for 8% of global CO2. A new electrochemical process from UBC reduces emissions by 98% and energy demand by 70%

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Facebook, Instagram to check bone structure for age estimates

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Modified "magic mushroom" compound treats depression without hallucinations

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Meta, AWS blame human error after AI agents go rogue

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A new sensor can detect compounds in a person’s breath to quickly diagnose pneumonia and other lung conditions

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Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants Desorb and Weather after Exposure to Bioregenerative Life Support System Effluent

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The "forever chemical" PFOS accumulates in honeybee colonies and transfers to their honey

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Chemicals from our phone and TV screens are accumulating in the brains of endangered dolphins and porpoises

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After 70 years, chemists have "completed the set" of 3D transition metal metallocenes by synthesizing the first stable copper "sandwich" molecule (Cuprocene)

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Aromatic 5-silicon rings synthesized at last

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Researchers in South Korea have developed a new electrode capable of capturing carbon dioxide directly from exhaust gases and converting it into formic acid in a single step, an advancement that could simplify industrial carbon recycling.

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Report flags thousands of food packaging chemicals for replacement

A four-year study of over 1,200 adults in 50 rural Chinese villages found switching household heating from coal to electricity or natural gas under China’s Clean Heating Policy reduced indoor air pollution and was associated with lower blood pressure.

First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists

A chemical analysis of 113 personal care and cleaning products found 98% contained at least one chemical not listed on the label, 85% contained at least one with known or suspected health hazards, and 26% contained chemicals contradicting product claims.

A study found single-use paper cups release millions of micro- and nanoplastic particles when exposed to hot water, with biodegradable PLA-lined cups releasing about 12 times more plastic by mass than conventional polyethylene-lined cups.

Large-scale meta-analysis finds bovine leather’s carbon footprint was significantly underestimated; updated methods show farming-phase emissions more than double previous estimates.

Glue bonds to nonstick surfaces and wipes clean with ethanol

Local hydration differences lead to large changes in size-similar ion transport within structured nanopores

Chemists get twice the reactivity from a single substitution handle - C&EN News

Incorporating trace amounts of graphene into low-carbon magnesium cement significantly improves its water resistance and strength, but higher dosages cause detrimental microstructural agglomerates, find researchers at Czech Technical University in Prague.

Researchers developed a low-cost electrochemical sensor designed to detect dopamine in human tears (a neurotransmitter involved in movement, learning, motivation, and emotional regulation), aiming to facilitate the ultra-early detection of neurological disorders

Sacked Australian Amazon worker wins job back — ‘Smart-arse’ Slack messages to boss did not justify dismissal

In pursuit of extreme blackness so black that “light just seems to fall into it”, color technologists create an ultrablack automative coating that absorbs more than 99.9% of visible light

Graphene experts are trying to close reproducibility gap in 2D materials

If the best enzymes for a biotechnology problem stopped existing millions of years ago, we need to bring them back to existence

Boron Buckyballs: B80 cages in the lab

Queen bees emerge from special wax chambers

This ‘living plastic’ activates and self-destructs on command

Cement production accounts for 8% of global CO2. A new electrochemical process from UBC reduces emissions by 98% and energy demand by 70%

Facebook, Instagram to check bone structure for age estimates

KTaO3-Based Supercurrent Diode

Modified "magic mushroom" compound treats depression without hallucinations

Meta, AWS blame human error after AI agents go rogue

A new sensor can detect compounds in a person’s breath to quickly diagnose pneumonia and other lung conditions

Lunar and Martian Regolith Simulants Desorb and Weather after Exposure to Bioregenerative Life Support System Effluent

The "forever chemical" PFOS accumulates in honeybee colonies and transfers to their honey

Chemicals from our phone and TV screens are accumulating in the brains of endangered dolphins and porpoises

After 70 years, chemists have "completed the set" of 3D transition metal metallocenes by synthesizing the first stable copper "sandwich" molecule (Cuprocene)

Aromatic 5-silicon rings synthesized at last

Researchers in South Korea have developed a new electrode capable of capturing carbon dioxide directly from exhaust gases and converting it into formic acid in a single step, an advancement that could simplify industrial carbon recycling.