Ever find a piece of plastic in your food? Even if you didn’t see it, some was probably littering your meal. Scientists have found bits of plastic tainting certain foods… Read More »Your bloodstream may be littered with the plastic you’ve eaten
Banana peels hold the key to reducing tons of food waste. A new study released in Physical Biology reveals how the browning of this household staple can be explained and… Read More »Banana spots can help tackle food waste, study finds
Nestled 30 feet underground in Menlo Park, California, a half-mile-long stretch of tunnel is now colder than most of the universe. It houses a new superconducting particle accelerator, part of… Read More »Superconducting X-ray laser reaches operating temperature colder than outer space
The aviation industry faces multiple pressures from higher fuel costs and increased scrutiny over the environmental and quality-of-life impacts from its aircraft. Researchers are looking for new methods of keeping… Read More »4D composite printing can improve the wings of drones
In our sun’s neighborhood of the Milky Way Galaxy is a relatively bright star, and in it, astronomers have been able to identify the widest range of elements in a… Read More »Astronomers find ‘gold standard’ star in Milky Way