Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Teflon and other PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have long been prized for making cookware, packaging, and fabrics ...
Using a new chemistry technique called nanoscale fletching, scientist have created a high-performance nonstick coating that repels water and oil and, importantly, provides a safer and more ...
In a lab in Toronto, researchers have reimagined the slippery surface that changed kitchens and industries alike. In a new study, engineers from the University of Toronto (U of T) unveiled a nonstick ...
Opinion: Manufacturers and retailers can best navigate the compliance challenges caused by the expansion of state laws on ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – New studies show that Holloman Lake, which is less than 10 miles west of Alamogordo, is the most ...
One of the ways that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) earn their “forever chemical” nickname and persist in the environment is their acidity. Many of these toxic chemicals are highly acidic, ...
In A Nutshell A new study found that a PFAS compound called PFNA was linked to accelerated biological aging in adults over 50, with the strongest associations seen in men aged 50 to 64. Researchers ...
Blue light, a sheet of filter paper, and a stubborn class of industrial chemicals do not sound like much of a match. Yet that simple setup sits at the center of a new attempt to tackle PFAS, the ...
Dr. Mario Wriedt, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at the University of Texas at Dallas, is investigating the use of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to physically bind to and remove ...
They linger in our water, our blood and the environment—so-called "forever chemicals” that are notoriously difficult to detect. But researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of ...
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (KRQE) – New studies show that Holloman Lake, which is less than 10 miles west of Alamogordo, is the most contaminated ecosystem in the world when it comes to PFAS chemicals. It’s a ...