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SF food
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 days ago

"Forever chemicals" and pesticides are on produce. Can you wash them off?

Blueberries and other produce often contain pesticide residues, with potential health risks from long-term exposure to these chemicals.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 week ago

Guest Idea: What Really Happens After You Drop Off Recycling?

Recycling involves a complex journey from collection to sorting, influenced by local policies, technology, and consumer demand.
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

A New Generation of Big Water Filters-Without the Plastic

Most water filter pitchers are made of BPA-free plastic. But as new research shows that bottled-water drinkers ingest tens of thousands of excess microplastic particles, wellness lovers have begun to look askance at water filters that are themselves made of plastic.
Beer
fromBusiness Matters
2 weeks ago

How to Select the Right Industrial Adhesive for Manufacturing

Industrial adhesives play a key role in modern assembly because they help manufacturers create secure connections while maintaining efficient production. When used correctly, they can improve product quality, support cleaner assembly, and contribute to more consistent manufacturing outcomes.
Angular
Online marketing
fromSocial Media Explorer
3 weeks ago

Precision Circuit Board Flux Removal with Dry Ice - Social Media Explorer

Dry ice blasting uses solid CO₂ pellets accelerated by compressed air to clean delicate electronics without introducing moisture, static risks, or physical damage to sensitive components.
Alternative transportation
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Electric freight's next chapter will be won on discipline, not ambition

Electric trucks have proven capable of long-haul freight operations, shifting focus from feasibility to infrastructure, economics, and sustainable business models.
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Plastics, fertilizers, clothing, medicines and electronics: $100-a-barrel oil has huge downstream consequences | Fortune

Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons - molecules made mainly of carbon and hydrogen. Refineries and chemical plants separate and transform these molecules into smaller chemical building blocks known as petrochemicals. Some of the most important petrochemical building blocks include chemicals such as ethylene, propylene and benzene.
Environment
Online marketing
fromSocial Media Explorer
1 month ago

Why Chemical Balance is the Key to Crystal Clear Water - Social Media Explorer

Proper pool maintenance requires chemical balance of pH, alkalinity, and sanitizer levels to prevent bacteria and algae growth while protecting equipment.
Startup companies
fromFast Company
1 month ago

This 'chemical sponge' sucks up the valuable minerals in polluted water

A supramolecular receptor-based, 3D-printed cartridge system selectively and cleanly extracts critical minerals from waste and wastewater with low energy and no toxic chemicals.
fromBig Think
2 months ago

How "tribology" became a new industrial science

the automation of heavy machinery enabled plants to operate continuously, increasing productivity and revenue. The downside was that any small hiccup was acutely felt, cascading through the production line. At first, it was assumed that inadequate lubrication of factory equipment was causing parts to seize up or break apart. And so, the Lubrication and Wear Group of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, along with the Iron
Science
UX design
fromCarlbarenbrug
2 months ago

Friction by Design

Intentional friction preserves user awareness and reflection, trading pure speed for more considered decisions and preventing autopilot interactions.
fromZDNET
2 months ago

Are 'advanced electromagnetic' de-icing devices for your car legit? I took one apart to find out

Sometimes I'm rather impressed by the ingenuity of those in the business of making scammy gadgets. Over the years, I've examined a wide range of products, from scam devices that claim to save you money on your power bill to a high-power USB charger filled with an unusual goo-like substance. Also: Want to cut your electric bill? Skip these scam 'power-saving' devices - and buy this instead
Gadgets
Marketing
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Making things that make things

Advertising must shift from producing fixed assets to building adaptive, generative systems that create individualized, context-aware content and interfaces at scale.
Environment
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago

Why London's boardrooms are taking a hard look at cleaning chemicals - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

London organisations are shifting cleaning-chemical procurement from lowest-cost buying to compliant, traceable, and bespoke formulations driven by ESG and regulatory risk.
Science
fromFast Company
2 months ago

These molecules are remaking manufacturing

Advances in catalysts and enzymes are transforming plant-based processing into precise, energy-efficient, foundational infrastructure for lower-carbon manufacturing.
#direct-air-capture
Environment
fromNature
2 months ago

Defossilize our chemical world

Achieving net zero requires eliminating fossil fuels while sourcing carbon for fuels and chemicals from sustainable, circular, non-fossil sources.
#pfas
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Clean Harbors (CLH): The Environmental Services Moat is Expanding

Clean Harbors just locked in a $110 million contract for PFAS water filtration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. This isn't just another project win. It's validation of the company's end-to-end PFAS solution: lab analytics, water filtration, site remediation, and most critically, high-temperature incineration disposal.
Environment
fromEarth911
2 months ago

Recycling Mystery: Black-Colored Plastic

Black plastic gets its color from carbon black pigment and is commonly used in food containers, such as meat or produce trays and take-out containers, as well as disposable coffee lids, plastic bags, and hard plastic items like DVD cases and planters. While plastic is one of the categories of things that we are encouraged to recycle - when we can't reuse or repurpose it - not all black plastic items can be recycled.
Environment
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