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Chemistry
New research leads to executable solutions for recycling polycotton fiber waste.
Polycotton’s sample (left) and (right) processing (right) and after (right) (right). The sample on the right is transparent because all cotton is removed. Only polyester remains. Credit: HIMS / AVANTIUM In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers in the Sustainable Chemical Group at the University of Amsterdam (UVA) offer a solution to the difficult recycling of polycotton fabric waste.…
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Environment
Emissions from four districts in Punjab show stubble burning leads to poor health conditions
Study areas (Moga and Sangrur: core areas of stump burning; Patiala and Ropar/Rupnagar: less prevalent areas of stump burning). Credit: Mid Sweden University, Map (CC) Punjab is the center of stubble burning in India. Although the majority of the population is aware of the harmful effects of crop waste burning, it is still widely practiced and has serious impacts on…
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Physics
New AI model of plasma heating leads to important modifications to computer code used in fusion research
1) and (b) WEST (i.e., fundamental resonance). is shown. (for hydrogen). Credit: Fusion (2024). DOI: 10.1088/1741-4326/ad645d” width=”800″ height=”437″/> Balanced configuration used for (a) NSTX database and (b) WEST database. Corresponding to shots 138 506 and 56 898 respectively. On the left, the magnetic equilibrium is shown with the highlighted LCFS (red) and the surface wall facing the plasma (black). On…
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