Transforming caragana waste into nutritious ruminant feed
In an advance for agricultural waste management, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have devised a method to convert Caragana korshinskii Kom. waste, a common forestry byproduct in China, into a potential ruminant feed. The research, pub.....»»
New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce single-use plastic waste
Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic ends up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can't last forever. But our group of materials scientists has developed a new method for creating and deco.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: October 19, 2023 – 12.9” iPad Air rumors, iPhone 15 demand worries
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Geotechnical centrifuge modeling for simulating long-term radionuclide migration in large-scale fractured rocks
Deep geological disposal is a globally recognized and safe method for long-term management of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). However, over extended periods of nuclear waste storage, there is the potential for the waste canister to experience lea.....»»
Growing plants in space
As NASA plans missions to the moon and Mars, a key factor is figuring out how to feed crew members during their weeks, months, and even years in space......»»
9to5Mac Daily: October 17, 2023 – 24-inch iMac roadmap, AirTag lawsuit
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Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign
The fish may be a harbinger of dramatic warming in the north—and rapidly transforming ecosystems......»»
Study elucidates evolution of mosquitoes and their hosts
Researchers at North Carolina State University and global collaborators have mapped the mosquito's tree of life, a major step toward understanding important traits, such as how the insects choose their hosts, feed on blood and spread disease. The fin.....»»
Chum Salmon Are Spawning the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign
The fish may be a harbinger of dramatic warming in the north—and rapidly transforming ecosystems......»»
Ocean circulation, ice melt and increasing tourism could all be contributing to Arctic microplastics
Scientists measured microplastic concentrations in the highly productive Barents Sea and suggest that ocean circulation, ice melt, tourism, inadequate waste management, shipping and fishing are all likely contributors......»»
Scientifically, efficiently and cost-effectively treating wastewater generated from anaerobic digestion
The resource utilization of waste is important in the construction of an ecological civilization. Agricultural waste contains rich renewable resources and has high potential value in fertilization and energy conversion. Anaerobic digestion technology.....»»
Your Google homepage may look different on desktop soon
Google is testing personalized feeds for the search engine's desktop experience. Users may see a different homepage soon. Google confirmed with The Verge that it's testing a new personalized Discover feed for Google.com users.MSPowerUser spotte.....»»
Google might muck up desktop search with a new Discovery Feed
Google is testing a Discovery Feed for desktop that will pack a ton of information into the search engine's home page......»»
Researchers find 3 types of food wasters. Which one are you?
Each year, Australian households discard about 2.5 million metric tons of food. Most (73%) of this food waste ends up in landfill......»»
9to5Mac Daily: October 10, 2023 – OLED iPad rumors, IDs in Apple Wallet
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9to5Mac Daily: October 11, 2023 – Connected Cards in the US, iOS 17.1 beta 3
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New research shows why hunting for the cheapest plane ticket is a waste of your time
Buy your ticket on a Tuesday. Search in your browser's incognito mode. Use a VPN to pretend you live in Suriname......»»
How building waste could be used to grow tomatoes
Highly processed building waste, which usually ends up in landfill, can be used to grow tomatoes, a study from the University of Portsmouth has found. The paper is published in Construction and Building Materials......»»
PSA: Recovering Mac storage space may just mean waiting a while
This may be something of an edge case, but as it caused me to waste a considerable amount of time Googling ‘Recovering Mac storage’ before the problem solved itself, I thought I’d share. Having recently completed a 16-minute micro documentar.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: October 9, 2023 – iPhone 16 Pro camera rumors, Apple and DuckDuckGo
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Scientists upcycle polyesters through new waste-free, scalable process
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new chemical process which upcycles polyesters, including PET in plastic bottles, to morpholine amide, a versatile and valuable building block for synthesizing a vast range of compounds......»»