Low-cost tool detects plastic particles in food using fluorescent labeling in minutes

Interesting Engineering - Wed 28 Aug 24

Scientists engineer bacteria to make 1st-ever ‘thermally-stable’ bioplastic, Interesting Engineering - Wed 21 Aug 24
Are you drinking microplastic? A new device can tell you, Earth.com - Wed 28 Aug 24
Novel Tool Detects Microplastics Found in Drinking Water in Minutes, Technology Networks - Tue 27 Aug 24
Retailers Urge National Unity on Single-Use Plastics Ban, Mirage News - Tue 27 Aug 24
New Portable Device Detects Invisible Plastic Particles in Your Drinks, Science Blog - Tue 27 Aug 24
New UBC Tool Reveals Microplastic in Water in Minutes, Mirage News - Tue 27 Aug 24

New device may let everyday folks check their water for microplastics

New Atlas - Wed 28 Aug 24

While an increasing number of people are becoming concerned about microplastic pollution in their drinking water, it's one of those things that the average person can't check for themselves. ...

How much microplastic are you drinking? New tool can tell you in minutes

Phys.org - Tue 27 Aug 24

Micro- and nanoplastics are in our food, water and the air we breathe. They are showing up in our bodies, from testicles to brain matter. Now, University of British Columbia researchers have ...

How much microplastic are you drinking? New tool can tell you in minutes, ScienceDaily - Wed 28 Aug 24
How much microplastic are you drinking? New UBC tool can tell you in minutes, Scienmag - Tue 27 Aug 24
How much microplastic are you drinking? New UBC tool can tell you in minutes, Eurekalert - Tue 27 Aug 24

Bacteria make thermally stable plastics similar to polystyrene and PET for the first time

Phys.org - Wed 21 Aug 24

Bioengineers around the world have been working to create plastic-producing microbes that could replace the petroleum-based plastics industry. Now, researchers from Korea have overcome a major ...

Engineered Bacteria make thermally stable plastics similar to polystyrene and PET, ScienceDaily - Wed 21 Aug 24
Bacteria make thermally stable plastics similar to polystyrene and PET for the first time, Eurekalert - Wed 21 Aug 24

Revolutionary Biodegradable Plastic Developed by Korean Researchers

SciTechDaily - Tue 27 Aug 24

Korean researchers have bioengineered E. coli to produce a biodegradable polymer with potential biomedical applications, advancing sustainable plastic alternatives and addressing environmental ...