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Researchers testing environmentally friendly tin extraction

A mineral that is difficult to crack meets a raw material that is increasingly in demand in the electronics and semiconductor industry: In multi-stage smelting and refining processes, raw tin is processed from a concentrate ...

Novel material efficiently removes 'forever chemicals'

University of Utah researchers have developed a material that addresses an urgent environmental challenge: the real-time detection and efficient removal of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a toxic and persistent member of the ...

This temporary tattoo could detect an unwanted drug in your drink

Researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have created a temporary tattoo sticker that has a hidden, but possibly lifesaving, purpose: detecting the presence of one drug used to "spike" alcoholic beverages and facilitate sexual ...

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