The most durable plastic polymers used in society are never recycled, but a new discovery from Cornell University may be about to change that. Known as crosslinked thermosets, or thermosets for short, these plastics can be found in bowling balls, replacement hip joints, and car tires, and are either incinerated or…
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A heart pump no bigger than a fountain pen has just been approved by the FDA for use in children, having already saved adult lives in a revolutionary way. Cardiologists don’t even need to open a chest cavity to install the Impella 5.5, the world’s smallest heart pump that can keep…
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A Virginia woman was “tickled to death” when she found that a lottery ticket she had slipped into her Bible for safekeeping was a winner. Jacqueline Mangus bought the ticket on Christmas Eve, but it wasn’t until after the New Year that she saw on the news a ticket from her…
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On this day 40 years ago, and in a charming little stint of political theater, the mayor of Rome, Ugo Vettere, and his counterpart Mr. Chedli Klibi in Carthage, Tunisia, met on a mission of goodwill to officially end the Third Punic War, which concluded with the destruction of Carthage 2,132…
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Researchers from the University of Waterloo have discovered that a special form of charcoal is highly effective at absorbing chromium and transforming it from a toxic industrial waste form into the form seen in nutritional supplements. Chromium is a heavy metal that exists in two forms. One form, chromium(III), is a…
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From England comes a story via Dubai of extraordinary human kindness shown to a man who had lost his wedding ring. Chris Brightmore was visiting family in the UAE in the week before Christmas when a ring that had not left his finger in 51 years slipped off into the Persian…
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Scientists in China experimenting with rice cultivars have been able to crossbreed a non-GMO variety that produces 70% less methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is emitted in large amounts through rice cultivation. The team is now seeking to demonstrate the importance of this new rice to the Chinese government in…
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