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Engineers harvest abundant clean energy from thin air, 24/7
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A new study has revealed that drying laundry using a condenser tumble dryer leads to hundreds of tons of potentially harmful microfibers being released...
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Porous crystals made from plant extracts purify water from pharmaceutical pollutants
Researchers have developed porous crystals made from pomegranate extract to capture and degrade pharmaceutical molecules found in local municipal wastewater.
Metal-filtering sponge removes lead from water
Engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals -- including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt -- from...
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