A flash heating technique breaks down plastic waste and converts it to pure hydrogen and graphene with significantly less emissions and at a low cost.
Victoria Corless
Science enthusiast, writer and editor for Advanced Science News.
After completing a Ph.D. in chemistry, Victoria worked as freelance science communicator and medical writer before joining ASN.
No more needles, an oral insulin medication could be on the horizon
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Repairing broken circuits in the brain could help treat Parkinson’s disease
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AI is revolutionizing manual cell counting
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Mystery of gravity hole in Indian Ocean solved
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AI detectors have a bias against non-native English speakers
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Micromachines destroy bacterial biofilms in hard-to-reach places
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Nobel Laureate John B. Goodenough dies at 100
Goodenough’s visionary efforts in developing lithium ion batteries played an instrumental role in revolutionizing the way we generate, store, and use energy.
Portable 3D-printed sensor detects low concentrations of water pollutants
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