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Singapore Beaches hounded by microplastics with pathogenic bacteria

Medicine & Technology Feb 15, 2019

Bacterial scare on the beaches of Singapore

Graphene-Based Supercapacitor Has the Potential to Power Wearable Electronics

Feb 15, 2019

University of Glasgow researchers developed a supercapacitor that could power wearable electronics

Waste brine from desalination: A useful source of chemicals

Feb 14, 2019

Desalination results to waste products that can be used to produce useful chemicals

Producing electric energy through wifi signals

Feb 14, 2019

2D material can convert wifi signals to produce electrical energy

Coral-destroying sunscreen ingredients banned in Florida

Feb 13, 2019

Florida bans oxybenzone and octinoxate-containing sunscreens

Super-absorbent fake leaves suck carbon dioxide from the environment

Feb 13, 2019

Fake leaves can harness artificial photosynthetic reactions that can reduce carbon dioxide in the environment

Battery recycling in electric vehicles: A new problem to an alternative solution in GHG emission

Feb 13, 2019

Greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector can be solved through battery recycling.

Gene therapy: utilizing nanotechnology in fighting against Chlamydia

Feb 12, 2019

Scientists in Canada have developed a new method for preventing and treating chlamydia. Chlamydia, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is a common sexually transmitted disease that can infect women with cervicitis and in both men and women with urethritis and proctitis. The team of researchers from the University of Waterloo treats chlamydia through gene therapy using nanotechnology.