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The US has started burning recycling but it should only be temporary

The US has started burning recycling but it should only be temporary

1 March 2019

Last year China banned imports of foreign waste, temporarily disrupting US recycling efforts. In the meantime, some US communities are burning their waste
Material made from citrus fruit peel could help clean up oil spills

Material made from citrus fruit peel could help clean up oil spills

6 February 2019

Pomelo peels have been ground down and turned into an aerogel – one of the lightest materials in the world – that could be used to clean up oil spills
Droplets don't have to be round - here's one squished into a square

Droplets don't have to be round - here's one squished into a square

28 December 2018

Drops of liquid are usually round, but now we’ve found out how to make square droplets by squashing liquid between two elastic films stretched in different directions

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