New Protocol Reveals Millions of Microplastic Clues Hidden in Greenhouse Soils
Spanish researchers have validated a new analytical protocol that reliably extracts and identifies microplastics as small as 50 micrometres in ...
Tag: polypropylene
Microplastics and Lead Team Up to Worsen Soil Damage and Stunt Plant Growth
A new Nigerian study shows that polypropylene microplastics and lead contamination interact synergistically to acidify soil, deplete nutrients, and severely ...
Hidden Electron Donors Steer the Molecular Architecture of Propylene–Ethylene Copolymers
A new study shows that the internal electron donor in titanium–magnesium Ziegler–Natta catalysts controls how ethylene units are sequenced in ...
Plastic Color Shapes How Aged Microplastics Soak Up Antibiotics
A new study shows that the color of polypropylene and PMMA microplastics controls how they age and how strongly they ...
Hyperspectral Camera and AI Map Hidden Microplastics in Sand Without Sampling
Researchers have combined near-infrared hyperspectral imaging with a self-organizing map neural network to identify and semi-quantitatively map microplastic contamination on ...
How Sunlight Quietly Shatters the World’s Microplastics
A new review reveals how ultraviolet-driven photooxidation chemically weakens plastics and drives their fragmentation into micro- and nanoplastics across urban, ...
3D Printed Skull Models Fall Short of Real Bone Mechanics in Craniosynostosis Surgery Training
A new study finds that most 3D printed skull model materials are far too stiff or too soft to mimic ...
Additives Slow but Reroute How Sunlight Breaks Down Polypropylene
A new study shows that the additives blended into polypropylene dramatically alter how sunlight and mechanical stress break the plastic ...
Printed Biodegradable Battery Separator Boosts Lithium-Ion Performance by 633 Percent
Scientists have printed a biodegradable PBAT–polypropylene battery separator whose nanoscale pore structure delivers ionic conductivity 633 percent higher than standard ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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