Tag: Science

Researchers at the University of Connecticut have identified a protein known as p21 as a key culprit in aging and the illnesses and general debilitation that can accompany it.

A controversial test scheduled for next year would dump 20 tons of lye into the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod, then follow that up with a 200-ton test in the Gulf of Maine a year later. 

Black soldier flies don’t transmit diseases or buzz around your backyard barbecues. They stay out of our way, laying their eggs in trash dumps where their larvae have a voracious appetite for food scraps and later poop out surprisingly rich fertilizer.

PFAS “forever chemicals”—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances—are having a moment.

At the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, engineers have been able to mount microcapacitors onto computer chips, which could lead to smaller electronic devices that are more energy efficient.

At a factory in Pretoria, South Africa, international food conglomerate Nestlé makes noodles and Kit Kat bars—and now, thanks to London company ECCO, it also makes baking soda and pure carbon gas.

In our most recent issue, we reported on a new process that uses catalysts and mild heat to break apart perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS), also called “forever” chemicals because their molecular bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms are fiendishly difficult to shatter.

Athletes, older adults, and active people in general know the problem: sooner or later, the cartilage in your knee wears out, bone rubs painfully on bone, and you think about trading it in for a plastic one.