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'Holey' Nanosheets for Wastewater Dye Removal

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that extremely thin sheets of nickel oxide with hexagonally shaped holes can absorb hazardous dyes from wastewater nearly as well as the best traditional methods, but are recyclable. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 feature




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PETA goes wild in porn-for-animal-rights bid

Animal rights campaigners PETA will go wild later this year -- with a pornography website.

Biology / Other

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 14

Toxic chromium found in Chicago's drinking water

Chicago's first round of testing for a toxic metal called hexavalent chromium found that levels in local drinking water are more than 11 times higher than a health standard California adopted last month.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

New substances added to HHS Report on Carcinogens

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today added eight substances to its Report on Carcinogens, a science-based document that identifies chemicals and biological agents that may put people at increased risk for ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Greener process for key ingredient for everything from paint to diapers

Scientists are reporting discovery of an environmentally friendly way to make a key industrial material -- used in products ranging from paints to diapers -- from a renewable raw material without touching the traditional ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New China pollution targets inadequate: Greenpeace

Environmental group Greenpeace on Monday praised China for setting new pollution targets but said the measures fell well short of what was needed to curb the country's world-beating carbon emissions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

China sets goals to reduce emissions of pollutants

(AP) -- China said Friday it would cut emissions this year by rejecting construction projects that pollute too much and developing new technologies that curb greenhouse gases.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Removal of hexavalent chromium from your drinking water

The only way to learn if your water source has hexavalent chromium is to check with your public water supplier and request a water quality report, said NJIT Professor Taha Marhaba, a civil/environmental engineer. Most municipal ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

BlackBerry, iPhone square off for corporate sales

There was a time when BlackBerrys grew wild. They were everywhere: boardrooms, restaurants and kitchen tables. The dark little devices would vibrate every time a new e-mail arrived, delivering a tiny thrill that millions ...

Technology / Business

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Report: Toxins found in whales bode ill for humans

(AP) -- Sperm whales feeding even in the most remote reaches of Earth's oceans have built up stunningly high levels of toxic and heavy metals, according to American scientists who say the findings spell danger ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

NC State to develop next generation HazMat boots

The rubber boots that emergency personnel wear when responding to situations where hazardous materials (HazMat) are present may be functional, but they're not very comfortable. New research coming out of North ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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