Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo have joined forces to take on a pressing environmental problem by using synthetic biology to turn plastic waste into valuable resources.

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Kennesaw State University students presented their research findings Nov. 19-21 during the Symposium of Student Scholars, with a pair of award-winning projects discovering potential solutions to ...

If this technology is scalable, it could be a huge step forward in curtailing plastic pollution and ocean acidification.

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We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. In 1864 Scientific American published a competition launched by a billiard-table ...

The agency said the new program would focus on “statutorily required functions” with teams that “have different goals, strategies, etc.” EPA’s proposed science wing will likely be “much smaller” than ...

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