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Light-powered microrobots made of bismuth vanadate and iron oxide can swim toward and degrade microplastics, offering a scalable solution for cleaning plastic pollution without mechanical intervention. Small pieces of plastic are everywhere, stretching from urban environments to pristine wilderness....

In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. The study also found that citizens are confused about the labels of compostable and biodegradable plastics, leading to incorrect plastic wast...

A new discovery offers a promising way to break down stubborn plastics like Plexiglass into their original building blocks, potentially revolutionizing recycling. Unlike conventional methods that degrade plastic quality through mechanical reprocessing, this chemical approach allows full recovery of ...

See also the author's [earlier, more technical article](http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/the-many-flaws-of-dualecdrbg.html) on Dual EC DRBG.

I wrote a blog post going over the technical details of both FM synthesis as well as the process of building the synth by compiling Rust to WebAssembly and running it performantly in the browser via Web Audio: https://cprimozic.net/blog/fm-synth-rust-wasm-simd/ Full source code: https://github.co...

Plastics are infiltrating deep-sea sediments. Geoscientists aim to trace their origins and impacts to aid global pollution solutions. A new focus article in the May issue of Geology summarizes research on plastic waste in marine and sedimentary environments. Authors I.A. Kane of the Univ. ...

Scientists have found microplastics in Iceland’s Vatnajökull glacier, raising alarms about their role in glacier melting and long-term global pollution. In a recent article in Sustainability, scientists from Reykjavik University (RU), the University of Gothenburg, and the Icelandic Meteorological Of...

A new environmental and technological analysis suggests that a revolutionary eco-friendly plastic is almost ready to hit the shelves. Plastics are a part of nearly every product we use on a daily basis. The average person in the U.S. generates about 100 kg of plastic waste per year, most of which go...

A new process from WSU converts 90% of plastic into jet fuel or lubricants efficiently and affordably, offering a scalable solution to plastic waste. Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, ...

Lost printer cartridges became global microplastic pollutants, exposing flaws in ocean waste laws. A ship’s container lost overboard in the North Atlantic has resulted in printer cartridges washing up everywhere from the coast of Florida to northern Norway, a new study has shown. It has also r...

Herring gull eggs in Cornwall were found to contain multiple plastic-derived toxins. These phthalates may impair chick health by increasing oxidative stress and reducing essential nutrients. Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows. Phtha...

Bayreuth researchers found that low-level exposure to BPA and BPS plasticizers damages brain cell communication in fish, likely affecting humans too.  The plasticizers contained in many everyday objects can impair important brain functions in humans. Biologists from the University of Bayreuth w...

Satellites reveal ocean microplastic fluctuation in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and releases from the Yangtze River in China. An estimated eight million tons of plastic trash enters the ocean each year, and most of it is battered by sun and waves into microplastics—tiny flecks that can ride curr...

A new study finds nearly one in four plastic chemicals may be harmful—and most are still unregulated. Plastic is practical, cheap, and incredibly popular. Every year, more than 350 million metric tons are produced worldwide. These plastics contain a huge variety of chemicals that may be released dur...

Bacteria found in the rumen, one of the compartments that make up the cow stomach, can break down plastics, representing an eco-friendly way to reduce litter. Plastic is notoriously hard to break down, but researchers in Austria have found that bacteria from a cow’s rumen — one of the four com...

NASA satellite data now helps scientists detect ocean microplastics by identifying unusually smooth sea surfaces, offering a powerful new monitoring tool. Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed an innovative way to use NASA satellite data to track the movement of tiny pieces of pl...

Scientists Develop a Method To Reuse Previously Non-Recyclable Plastic Biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment. However, because they are specifically made to degrade quickly, they cannot be recycled. Researchers have developed a method to turn biodegradable plastic knives...

A new study warns plastic pollution is nearing a tipping point, with potential irreversible effects on climate and ecosystems. Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden, Norway and Germany publis...

Smart Robotics for Soft Plastic Recycling Researchers create a robot that sorts soft plastic Technology could be a boon for the recycling industry Engineering researchers are developing a unique method to increase the recycling of soft plastics by creating a smart robot that can identify, sort, and ...

Microplastics from land and sea now cycle through Earth’s atmosphere, traveling across continents and contaminating distant ecosystems. Really big systems, like ocean currents and weather, work on really big scales. And so too does your plastic waste, according to new research from Janice Brahn...

NASA has successfully switched to backup hardware on the Hubble Space Telescope, including powering on the backup payload computer, on July 15. The switch was performed to compensate for a problem with the original payload computer that occurred on June 13 when the computer halted, suspending scienc...

A University of Michigan team developed a platinum-tin catalyst that produces propylene from propane far more efficiently and durably than current methods.  In a year that has already battered manufacturing supply chains, yet another shortage is complicating manufacturers’ and consumers’ lives:...

Meet bag, bottle, and straw, three bits of plastic left on the beach. They are only small, but they are heading into the ocean, where they could cause big damage. ESA is exploring how satellites can help detect and reduce plastic pollution in the ocean. From spotting build-ups of marine litter to tr...

Research team led by Chemnitz University of Technology develops dyes that continuously translate stress plastics by changing color. A research team led by Prof. Dr. Michael Sommer, Professorship of Polymer Chemistry at Chemnitz University of Technology, and PD Dr. Michael Walter, project leader at t...