Nature – Scientists are rushing to study the tiny plastic specks that are in marine animals — and in us.
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The world needs water. These materials take it from the air.
Chemical & Engineering News – Hydrogels and other polymers join metal-organic frameworks as options as researchers expand the possible applications of harvesting water from the atmosphere.
Can microbes save us from PFAS?
Chemical & Engineering News – Researchers are investigating whether microbes can help break down fluorinated contaminants.
How Solar Panels Could Help Save Struggling Farms
HuffPost – Solar companies and farmers can work together to harvest sunlight for both energy and food.
Why ‘The World’s Largest Recycling Plant’ Won’t Solve The Plastics Crisis
HuffPost – Big brands are betting on a silver bullet solution to the world’s plastics pollution mess.
How 2 Teens Are Saving Their City’s Bees
HuffPost – This duo is rebuilding bee habitats with a 13-mile stretch of pollinator gardens through Newport News, Virginia.
Do we know enough about the safety of quat disinfectants?
Chemical & Engineering News – Quaternary ammonium compounds have been widely used as disinfectants for decades. But some scientists think we need more data on their safety in people
The World Is Running Out Of Elements, And Researchers Are Looking In Unlikely Places For Replacements
Discover – Researchers prospect for increasingly essential elements from both natural ores and human-made wastes.
Correlated Materials Get in Sync
ACS Central Science – Materials that can be reversibly switched from insulators to metals could enable a variety of new applications.
The super-cool materials that send heat to space
Nature – Paints, plastics and even wood can be engineered to stay cool in direct sunlight — but their role in displacing power-hungry air conditioners remains unclear.