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Scammers in China sell $222 RTX 4090 with fake GPU die made out of plastic instead of real silicon — marked with 2030 production dates, the card didn't even have working VRAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Hassam Nasir | get RTX 4090 Fake GPU → | tags: rtx 4090, nvidia, plastic gpu die

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Taxonomy of the Occlupanida (parasitoids on bread bag tags) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-17 | tags: occlupanida, plasticae, taxonomy

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4 Kitchen Tools That May Be Adding Microplastics to Every Meal You Cook (cnet.com)

2026-06-15 | by See Full Bio | get Silicone Cooking Utensil Set → | tags: microplastics, kitchen tools, plastic containers

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Successful Psilocybin Treatment of Alzheimer (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | by Lago | tags: psilocybin, alzheimer’s disease, enigma strain

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Sheeran Loopers Looper X Review: Create Your One-Person Tour (wired.com)

2026-06-12 | by Pete Cottell | get Looper Pedal for Guitar → | tags: inch, looper, pedals

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Lavazza's New Keurig-Style Coffee Maker Uses Pods Made Entirely of Coffee (cnet.com)

2026-06-10 | by See Full Bio | get Lavazza A Modo Mio Coffee Maker → | tags: coffee, lavazza, machine

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Good recycling starts at home — and benefits the world (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-09 | get Recycling Bin Organizer → | tags: collection, households, plastic

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Recovery of plastic from mixed waste boosts recycling rates but affects quality (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Schmuck | get Recycling Plastic Sorting Machine → | tags: plastic recycling, mixed waste, purification systems

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Analysis of trade-offs of post-sorting plastic packaging (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-03 | by Schmuck | get Recycling Sorting Machine → | tags: pmd, po-so, waste sorting

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Herman Miller is rebuilding the Aeron chair from the inside out (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-02 | get Herman Miller Aeron Chair → | tags: herman miller, aeron chair, recycled nylon

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Global plastics treaty must be built on a foundation of monitoring (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-02 | by Liu | get Plastic Pollution Monitoring Kit → | tags: plastics treaty, monitoring, nature.com

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L.L.Bean's Zip Hunter's Tote Is the Only Carryall You Need (wired.com)

2026-05-23 | by Michael Calore | get L.L.Bean Zip Hunter's Tote → | tags: ll.bean, zip hunter's tote, thermoplastic lining

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Tracking Starbucks' 'widely recyclable' cups: none ended up at recycling (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | by Melissa Valliant | get Reusable Coffee Cup → | tags: starbucks, polypropylene cups, beyond plastics

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None of Starbucks' 'Widely Recyclable' Cups Ended Up at a Recycling Facility (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | by Melissa Valliant | get Reusable Coffee Cup Set → | tags: starbucks, polypropylene cups, beyond plastics

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Astrocyte glucocorticoid receptor signalling restricts neuronal plasticity (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-20 | by Gegenhuber | get Neuroscience Research Book → | tags: astrocyte, glucocorticoid receptor, neuronal plasticity

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The brain’s code seems to be in constant flux. Neuroscientists are baffled (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-20 | by Kwon | get Neuroscience Brain Model Kit → | tags: neuroscience, brain plasticity, harvard university

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People Are Getting Plastic Surgery to Look More AI-Generated (futurism.com)

2026-05-18 | by Frank Landymore | get AI-Generated Art Prints → | tags: chatgpt, snapchat, ai-generated

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Publisher Correction: Microbiota-induced T cell plasticity enables immune-mediated tumour control (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-18 | by Najar | get Microbiota T Cell Therapy Kit → | tags: microbiota, t cell plasticity, tumour control

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California Law Limits 'Recycling' Logo in New Attack on Plastic Waste (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | by Posted | get Recycling Logo Sticker → | tags: california, recycling symbol, plastic waste

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California Law Limits 'Recyling' Logo in New Attack on Plastic Waste (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | by Posted | get Recycling Symbol Sticker → | tags: recycling symbol, california law, plastic waste

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Avoiding and reducing microplastic false positives from dry glove contact (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-14 | by Madeline E. Clough | get Microplastic Filtration Gloves → | tags: microplastic, dry glove, rsc

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JerryRigEverything teardown reveals this ~$2,000 Ultra phone has a plastic back (androidauthority.com)

2026-05-08 | get Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra → | tags: oppo find x9 ultra, plastic back, jerryriggeverything

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A life in pictures: celebrating David Attenborough at 100 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-08 | by Alexia Austin | get David Attenborough Biography Book → | tags: blue planet, plastic waste, waitrose

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Scientists create "living plastic" that can self-destruct on command (techspot.com)

2026-05-06 | get Living Plastic Kit → | tags: living plastic, bacillus subtilis, kill switch

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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