Antarctica, the worlds most remote, harsh and pristine continent, is not free from marine pollution. Where human activity ...

Because as [Ben Krasnow] points out, the ability to turn almost any plastic surface into a PCB can be really handy, and is not necessarily something the fab houses handle right now. The video ...

At 380–450°C, the catalysts — attached to the plastic’s surface — break the material into smaller pieces, eventually converting them into hydrocarbon gases. These are then concentrated ...

Plastic is smooth and lacks a porous surface, making it difficult for many adhesives to form permanent bonds. Consequently, it is essential to buy plastic glue as it has been specifically designed ...

Just look at this hospital. Plastic surfaces and chairs that are easy to clean. Plastic medical equipment that helps people get better. Even plastic legs that help people walk. But plastic has so ...

A recent study from scientists at a federal laboratory reported that SARS-CoV-2— the virus causing the current coronavirus pandemic — can live on plastic and stainless steel surfaces for up to ...

COVID-19 appears to last the longest on plastic and stainless steel, two to three days. That's longer than the flu can live on surfaces, according to the CDC. Nonporous surfaces seem to allow the ...

Here’s a short research paper from 2013 that explains how to create “hydroglyphics”, or writing with selecting surface wetting. In it, an apparently normal-looking petri dish is treated so ...

This often leads to super glue stuck to your skin, dried to the surface of whatever item you're fixing, and sometimes, it has ...