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Fight Over Moon Dust from Neil Armstrong Goes to Court
A vial allegedly containing moon dust collected by astronaut Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 is now at the heart of a lawsuit filed by a woman claiming that the astronaut had gifted it to her when she was just 10-years old.
Video: Yellowcake Extracted from Seawater for the First Time
Acrylic fibers attract and hold onto dissolved uranium found naturally in the oceans.
A Study of Orange Peels Yields Useful Engineering Knowledge
Researchers from the University of Central Florida studied the complex layers of the orange peel to better understand how they work together to create microjets.
Concentrations of 29 Different Pharmaceuticals Found in York Rivers
Twenty-nine different pharmaceutical drugs — including antibiotics, antidepressants, antihistamines and medication for the treatment of diabetes and epilepsy, to name just a few — have been found in two rivers near York, in concentrations higher than some levels previously discovered throughout Europe and Asia.
A High-Tech Solution for Off-Tasting Wine
Scientists have just reported a new method for removing off-tasting wine substances that makes use of tiny magnetic particles.
ETFE-PV-Based Cells Provide a Lightweight, Flexible, Efficient and Possibly Disruptive Solar-Cell Alternative
Here’s a look at the potentially disruptive nature of ETFE on the PV Industry, beginning with recent PV history and trends in PV use today.
3M Introduces Elastic Blend Nonwoven Tape for Improved Conformability, Skin Breathability
The 3M™ Single Coated Medical Extended Wear Adhesive Nonwoven Tape on Liner is a pressure-sensitive adhesive that offers omnidirectional stretch for superior conformability and breathability.
Graphene-based Bolometer Can Operate at Any Temperature
Researchers from MIT, Columbia University and Raytheon BBN Technologies have created a new bolometer that doesn’t require low temperatures, a revolutionary development for electromagnetic radiation measuring.
Study Finds Plastic, Other Debris in British Mussels
Human debris in the shape of plastic and other material has been found in an overwhelming number of mussel samples from British waters as well as those already in the supermarket, according to research from the University of Hull and Brunel University.
Watch: New Method Measures Free Energy in DNA Molecules and More
This method gives new insights into just how free energy is created and used.
Fashion Brand and Fashion Tech Firm Collaborate on Sustainable Clothing Line
As a considerable worldwide industrial polluter, the fashion industry is thought to be responsible for 1,715 million tonnes of CO2 emissions each year, as well as producing 92 million tonnes of solid waste and consuming 79 billion cubic meters of water annually.
Watch How Water is Harvested from Desert Air
A water harvester using metal-organic framework technology extracts water from air every day and night cycle at low humidity and low cost.
Six Things You Should Know About Colorless Polyimide Technology
Based on advances in colorless polyimides (CPI), a foldable smartphone display is expected to hit the market shortly, with major manufacturers in a race to be first.
Cardboard Use Up, Cardboard Recycling Down, per New Report
As our love affair with online shopping grows, so too does the amount of cardboard boxes collecting in our garbage bins. USA Today has revealed that Americans are now sending more of the corrugated cardboard to landfills than they are to recycling plants, as was the trend in previous years.
WWF Predicts that Mediterranean Will Soon Become "Sea of Plastic"
With record levels of micro-plastics found in its waters, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) cautions that the Mediterranean will soon become a “sea of plastic.”
Synthetic Biotechnology Tools Used to Create a Biodegradable Insecticide
A research team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a biodegradable agent that keeps pests away without poisoning them or harming the environment.
Researchers Develop Environmentally Friendly Hair Dye
Much of the hair dye currently on the market today is thought to be harmful to both humans and the environment alike. Now, researchers from the University of Leeds have developed a potentially environmentally friendly alternative hair dye.
A Sensor That Detects Bad Breath
Eager to find another way to determine if you have bad breath without having to ask and thus offend those around you? Thanks to new research, a sensor has been developed that will inform you when your breath is bad — all without having to involve others.
Researchers Create New Adhesive Using Wood Scraps from Paper Production Plants
Engineers from the University of Delaware have developed a material to produce adhesives while lowering waste going into landfills.
Technique Regenerates Dental Enamel
A new way to grow mineralized materials could regenerate hard tissues such as dental enamel and bone.