Two related discoveries detailing nanocrystalline mineral formation and dynamics have broad implications for managing nuclear ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

New plastic that dissolves in seawater raises hopes for tackling ocean pollution - Japanese researchers say new material can ...

While reusing cutlery is always better than discarding it, most people aren't going to be packing a knife and fork whenever they grab some fast food. With that fact in mind, scientists have designed a ...

‌Absorbable sutures, also known as dissolvable stitches, are sutures that can naturally dissolve and be absorbed by the body as a wound heals. Not all wounds are sealed with absorbable sutures.

(Nanowerk News) Microplastics—small fragments of plastics less than 5mm across—now infiltrate every corner of our planet, from remote regions of the deep ocean and the Arctic, to the very air we ...

The trophic strategies were studied of Heteroxenia fuscescens living in shallow tropical waters. Structural and physiological adaptations show that particulate food is of less nutritional importance ...

AMES, Iowa – A medical device, once its job is done, could harmlessly melt away inside a person’s body. Or, a military device could collect and send its data and then dissolve away, leaving no trace ...

A number of countries, including the United States, have been planning for long-term storage of nuclear wastes. While many of these nations plan to keep the waste isolated from water, that’s not ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The chemical relationships among particulate and colloidal organic material and dissolved fulvic acid were examined in an alpine and subalpine ...