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Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak Now A Reality? Scientists Unveil Novel Camouflage Material
- Friday December 6, 2024
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The scientists added that SAP can also be used as a spray-on coating by adding polycaprolactone - a biodegradable polyester.
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Eco-Friendly Ganesh Statues At Up To 70% Off On Myntra Diwali Sale Reloaded
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Shopping | Priya Raina
Bring home the divine blessings of Lord Ganesha while embracing sustainability this festive season with an exclusive collection of eco-friendly Ganesh statues up to 70% off on Myntra.
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MIT Advances Active Electronics With 3D-Printed, Semiconductor-Free Logic Gates
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
MIT researchers have created 3D-printed logic gates that perform switching functions without semiconductors. This development could lead to more accessible electronics manufacturing, allowing devices to be printed outside traditional facilities. Though not yet comparable to silicon-based components, these printed devices are a significant step towa...
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Scientists Have Made 100 Percent Biodegradable Plastic From Barley, Can Be Used For Food Packaging
- Friday June 21, 2024
- Jigyasa Kakwani
Only about nine percent of plastic is recycled globally, the rest ends up being incinerated, dumped into landfills or ends up polluting nature.
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Watch: This Doctor's "Zero Waste" Wedding Is Going Viral For All The Right Reasons
- Saturday June 8, 2024
- Food | Neha Grover
Viral video: The doctor decorated her wedding venue with simple biodegradable items, like mango leaves and coconut tree stems.
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"Monumental Step": Scientists Create Biodegradable Microplastics
- Tuesday April 2, 2024
- Science | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.
- www.ndtv.com
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Japan To Soon Launch World's First Wooden Satellite: Know All About It
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Science | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The satellite is being developed in an effort to test the viability of using biodegradable materials, like wood, as environmentally friendly substitutes for the metals that are currently used to construct all satellites.
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Mount Everest Climbers Asked To Bring Their Poop To Base Camp. Here's Why
- Thursday February 8, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Climbers will need to purchase "poop bags" at the base camp. These bags will be "checked upon their return".
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
- Thursday November 16, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
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115 Decaying Dead Bodies Improperly Stored at Colorado's 'Green' Funeral Home
- Tuesday October 10, 2023
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
At least 115 decomposing bodies were found at an eco-friendly funeral home after a foul odor emanated from the facility.
- www.ndtv.com
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Scientists Use Bacteria To Convert CO2 In The Air Into Bioplastic
- Thursday April 13, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Researchers have discovered a novel microorganism that can convert today's CO2 into biodegradable plastic in the future.
- www.ndtv.com
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This Startup Is Turning Cow Farts And Burps Into Clothes
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The startup turns methane from biogas waste into a biodegradable biopolymer called PHA.
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IIT Roorkee Researcher Develops Technology To Make Biodegradable Polybags
- Tuesday September 20, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
IIT Roorkee has transferred this technology to Noida-based Agrsar Innovatives LLP for manufacturing biodegradable polybags in large quantities.
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IIT Mandi Researchers Develop Natural Polymer-Based Nanoparticles To Treat Colorectal Cancer
- Tuesday August 30, 2022
- Education | Edited by Arpita Das
Researchers have developed biodegradable nanoparticles from renewable resources which can release both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs having different anticancer mechanisms, thus reducing the dependency on petroleum-based polymers.
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IIT Guwahati Scientists Develop Biodegradable, Edible Coatings That Extends Shelf Life Of Fruits, Vegetables
- Monday August 29, 2022
- Education | Written by Arpita Das
Research carried out to help farmers keep their produce safe from sprouting and rotting for longer durations and help the country meet UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on reducing food losses in production and supply chains.
- www.ndtv.com/education
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Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak Now A Reality? Scientists Unveil Novel Camouflage Material
- Friday December 6, 2024
- Science | Edited by Abhinav Singh
The scientists added that SAP can also be used as a spray-on coating by adding polycaprolactone - a biodegradable polyester.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Eco-Friendly Ganesh Statues At Up To 70% Off On Myntra Diwali Sale Reloaded
- Tuesday October 22, 2024
- Shopping | Priya Raina
Bring home the divine blessings of Lord Ganesha while embracing sustainability this festive season with an exclusive collection of eco-friendly Ganesh statues up to 70% off on Myntra.
- www.ndtv.com
-
MIT Advances Active Electronics With 3D-Printed, Semiconductor-Free Logic Gates
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
MIT researchers have created 3D-printed logic gates that perform switching functions without semiconductors. This development could lead to more accessible electronics manufacturing, allowing devices to be printed outside traditional facilities. Though not yet comparable to silicon-based components, these printed devices are a significant step towa...
- www.gadgets360.com
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Scientists Have Made 100 Percent Biodegradable Plastic From Barley, Can Be Used For Food Packaging
- Friday June 21, 2024
- Jigyasa Kakwani
Only about nine percent of plastic is recycled globally, the rest ends up being incinerated, dumped into landfills or ends up polluting nature.
- food.ndtv.com
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Watch: This Doctor's "Zero Waste" Wedding Is Going Viral For All The Right Reasons
- Saturday June 8, 2024
- Food | Neha Grover
Viral video: The doctor decorated her wedding venue with simple biodegradable items, like mango leaves and coconut tree stems.
- www.ndtv.com
-
"Monumental Step": Scientists Create Biodegradable Microplastics
- Tuesday April 2, 2024
- Science | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Japan To Soon Launch World's First Wooden Satellite: Know All About It
- Wednesday February 21, 2024
- Science | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
The satellite is being developed in an effort to test the viability of using biodegradable materials, like wood, as environmentally friendly substitutes for the metals that are currently used to construct all satellites.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Mount Everest Climbers Asked To Bring Their Poop To Base Camp. Here's Why
- Thursday February 8, 2024
- World News | Edited by Anoushka Sharma
Climbers will need to purchase "poop bags" at the base camp. These bags will be "checked upon their return".
- www.ndtv.com
-
Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
- Thursday November 16, 2023
- Science | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
In 2004, Professor Richard Thompson, a marine biologist from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, coined the term "microplastics."
- www.ndtv.com
-
115 Decaying Dead Bodies Improperly Stored at Colorado's 'Green' Funeral Home
- Tuesday October 10, 2023
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
At least 115 decomposing bodies were found at an eco-friendly funeral home after a foul odor emanated from the facility.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Scientists Use Bacteria To Convert CO2 In The Air Into Bioplastic
- Thursday April 13, 2023
- Feature | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Researchers have discovered a novel microorganism that can convert today's CO2 into biodegradable plastic in the future.
- www.ndtv.com
-
This Startup Is Turning Cow Farts And Burps Into Clothes
- Tuesday November 22, 2022
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The startup turns methane from biogas waste into a biodegradable biopolymer called PHA.
- www.ndtv.com
-
IIT Roorkee Researcher Develops Technology To Make Biodegradable Polybags
- Tuesday September 20, 2022
- Education | Reported by Press Trust of India
IIT Roorkee has transferred this technology to Noida-based Agrsar Innovatives LLP for manufacturing biodegradable polybags in large quantities.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
IIT Mandi Researchers Develop Natural Polymer-Based Nanoparticles To Treat Colorectal Cancer
- Tuesday August 30, 2022
- Education | Edited by Arpita Das
Researchers have developed biodegradable nanoparticles from renewable resources which can release both hydrophilic and hydrophobic drugs having different anticancer mechanisms, thus reducing the dependency on petroleum-based polymers.
- www.ndtv.com/education
-
IIT Guwahati Scientists Develop Biodegradable, Edible Coatings That Extends Shelf Life Of Fruits, Vegetables
- Monday August 29, 2022
- Education | Written by Arpita Das
Research carried out to help farmers keep their produce safe from sprouting and rotting for longer durations and help the country meet UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on reducing food losses in production and supply chains.
- www.ndtv.com/education