Craig Arnold, a mechanical and aerospace engineering professor at Princeton and vice dean of innovation, utilized egg whites to develop an aerogel, a lightweight and porous material that may beContinue Reading
Our earth is becoming increasingly plastic. Plastic pollution has increased tremendously in recent years as a result of the rise in plastic manufacturing and consumption. Microplastic particles are collecting in evenContinue Reading
Microplastics have been identified in human blood for the first time, raising concerns that the omnipresent particles may be making their way into organs. Plastic particles, generally invisible, have previouslyContinue Reading
Globally, scientists have raised alarms about microplastics, small particles that have been discovered in the bodies of pregnant women, the deepest regions of the Earth’s seas, and, sadly, your gut.Continue Reading
This story is incredibly disturbing and comes with a trigger warning, I didn’t wanted to share this at the start of new year but then…TRUTH is TRUTH. Plasticenta, as theContinue Reading
Microplastics are extremely pervasive throughout nature and have previously been found in the deepest points of our planet’s oceans, and even in most seafood. Now, according to a new researchContinue Reading
While cotton is a natural product, materials like polyester, nylon, acrylics, and spandex are not, and each time we wash them they “shed” a lot of microplastics. As a matter ofContinue Reading
You already know how bad plastic bottles are for the planet. We go through a million of them per minute and are generally terrible at recycling. As a result, bottles joinContinue Reading
