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This ‘Living’ Plastic Comes With a Built-in Kill Switch (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-05 | get Smart Biodegradable Plastic Kit → | tags: living plastic, kill switch, microplastics

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Earth Screams in Agony as Microplastics Found to Increase Global Warming (futurism.com)

2026-05-05 | by Frank Landymore | get Microplastics Pollution Kit → | tags: microplastics, climate change, nature climate change

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How Microplastics Are Likely Helping To Heat Up the Planet (slashdot.org)

2026-05-05 | get Microplastics Pollution Kit → | tags: microplastics, nature climate change, duke university

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The humble aluminum can gets a leak-proof redesign (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-05 | get Leak-proof Aluminum Can Lid → | tags: aluminum can, plastic bottles, leak-proof

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Scientists Identify Another Contributor to Global Warming—and It’s Everywhere (gizmodo.com)

2026-05-04 | get Carbon Footprint Calculator → | tags: microplastics, black carbon, global warming

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Behavioral timescale synaptic plasticity rewires the brain after an experience (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Yasemin Saplakoglu | get Neuroscience Brain Plasticity Kit → | tags: btsp, hippocampus, dendrites

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A New Type of Neuroplasticity Rewires the Brain After a Single Experience (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | by Yasemin Saplakoglu | get Neuroplasticity Brain Training Kit → | tags: neuroplasticity, hippocampus, dendrites

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Samsung phone flashlights melting plastic? Viral videos don’t tell the full story (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-27 | get Samsung LED Flashlight Bulb → | tags: samsung galaxy s26 ultra, apple iphone 17 pro max, led flashlights

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Hit a glitch in your research? Some ‘night science’ thinking could move it forward (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-24 | by Byrne | get Night Science Notebook → | tags: nyan, gene regulation, cellular plasticity

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Brain tissue near tumours is loaded with plastic (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-24 | get Brain Plasticity Model Kit → | tags: brain tissue, tumours, plastic

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Decade-long warming accelerates antibiotic resistance in grassland soils (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-22 | by Wu | get Soil Testing Kit → | tags: antibiotic resistance, soil microbiome, climate warming

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The new word in home construction could be “plastics” (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-21 | by Jennifer Chu | get Smart Plastic Storage Bins → | tags: recycled pet, 3d printing, aerospace materials

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Clavicular Says He’s Quitting Drugs, Meaning He Can’t IRL Stream Anymore Because He’s Unable to Mog Sober (futurism.com)

2026-04-17 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: clavicular, looksmaxxing, adderall

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Emergence of oncofetal plasticity is ubiquitous in early colorectal cancers (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-15 | by Buissant Des Amorie | tags: colorectal cancer, spatial transcriptomics, organoid biobank

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Researchers Turned Acid From Car Batteries Into Something Surprisingly Useful (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-07 | get Car Battery Recycling Kit → | tags: car batteries, acid recovery, plastics problem

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New research suggests the microplastics health risk may not be as bad as we thought (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-04-03 | get Microplastics Health Awareness Kit → | tags: microplastics, university of michigan, health risk

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An Embarrassing Mistake May Have Skewed Microplastics Research All Along (gizmodo.com)

2026-04-03 | get Microplastics Research Kit → | tags: microplastics, lab equipment, false positives

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EPA Flags Microplastics, Pharmaceuticals As Contaminants In Drinking Water (slashdot.org)

2026-04-03 | get Water Testing Kit → | tags: epa, microplastics, pharmaceuticals

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Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next. (technologyreview.com)

2026-04-02 | by Casey Crownhart | get Reusable Shopping Bags → | tags: crude oil, plastic production, naphtha

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Ordinary Lab Gloves May Have Skewed Microplastic Data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-31 | by Jake Currie | get Disposable Nitrile Gloves → | tags: microplastics, nitrile gloves, spectroscopy

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You Know How Scientists Keep Finding Microplastics Literally Everywhere? Well, You’d Never Guess What Their Lab Gloves Are Coated in Straight Out of the Packaging (futurism.com)

2026-03-31 | by Victor Tangermann | get Nitrile Disposable Gloves → | tags: microplastics, university of michigan, analytical methods

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Scientists Shocked To Find Lab Gloves May Be Skewing Microplastics Data (slashdot.org)

2026-03-31 | get Nitrile Disposable Gloves → | tags: lab gloves, microplastics, stearates

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Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | get Disposable Nitrile Gloves → | tags: nitrile gloves, latex gloves, microplastics

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Overestimation of microplastics potentially caused by scientists' gloves (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-29 | get Disposable nitrile gloves → | tags: microplastics, scientists' gloves, environmental pollution

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Ex‑SpaceX engineer unveils an $80 plastic‑free coffeemaker as microplastic health risks rise (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-25 | get Stainless Steel French Press → | tags: spacex, microplastics, coffeemaker

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Why sustainable products fail—and what actually gets people to use them (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-03-25 | get Eco-friendly Reusable Water Bottle → | tags: reusable coffee cup, ocean plastic, consumer behavior

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Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-25 | by Tim De Chant | get Lululemon Athletica Shorts → | tags: epoch biodesign, enzyme recycling, nylon 6

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Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor Review: Eco Experiment (wired.com)

2026-03-24 | by Kat Merck | get Eco-Friendly Plastic Compactor → | tags: clear drop, soft plastic compactor, terracycle

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This Common Cooking Mistake Could Be Adding Microplastic to Your Food (cnet.com)

2026-03-24 | by See Full Bio | get Silicone Cooking Utensils → | tags: microplastics, takeout containers, microwave safety

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High school student develops membrane-free filter that removes most microplastics from water (techspot.com)

2026-03-24 | get Microplastics Water Filter → | tags: microplastics, water treatment, pfas