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Bio-Based Fibres Might Be A Bigger Environmental Threat Than Plastics, New Study Finds
A study from the University of Plymouth and University of Bath raises concerns about bio-based fibres. While often marketed as eco-friendly, these fibres may cause greater ecological harm than conventional plastics. Exposure to viscose and lyocell, commonly found in clothing and wet wipes, resulted in high mortality rates in earthworms, crucial for...
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Research Shows How Online Games Can Help People With Autism
The study, published in the journal Autism, sought to investigate whether placing people in a social setting where they felt at ease could improve their performance.
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Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
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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ChatGPT Generates 'Formulaic' Academic Text, Can Be Picked Up by Existing AI-Detection Tools: Study
ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot from OpenAI, produces relatively formulaic academic style content and could be picked up by existing AI-detection tools, according to researchers from Plymouth Marjon University and the University of Plymouth. However, the study's findings suggest university staff should think about ways to explain to students and mi...
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What Happened When Scientists Put A Phone In A Blender? Watch
cientists at the University of Plymouth blended a mobile phone to dust and then conducted a chemical analysis of the dissolved remains in order to figure out what quantities of rare or conflict elements go into making a phone.
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Decorative Ceramics Wares In Your Homes May Raise Cancer Risk
The findings, led by the University of Plymouth in the UK, showed that cadmium was also found in everyday household products like second-hand plastic toys, drinking glasses, alcoholic beverage bottles.
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The Glass in Which You’re Served Alcohol May Contain Toxic Lead!
According to researchers from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, enameled drinking glasses, including beer, wine and spirit bottles, may contain potentially harmful levels of lead and cadmium.
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World's First Blood Test for Accurate Prenatal Testing
Scientists at Plymouth University have developed a non-invasive, low risk and accurate blood test that can detect foetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies.
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Anesthetic May Affect Children's Teeth Development
Use of local anaesthetic in dental surgery may affect tooth cell growth and the development of children's teeth, new research suggests.
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India, US announce eight institutional partnership projects
India and the US on Tuesday announced eight institutional partnership projects.
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British Council holds education expo in Thiruvananthapuram
A one-day education expo by the British Council, showcasing the academic opportunities in the UK, wooed large number of academic aspirants in the city on Saturday. It was for the second time that the British Council, the UK's international organization for education and cultural relations, hosted the 'Education UK Exhibition' here. At the event, ...
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Bio-Based Fibres Might Be A Bigger Environmental Threat Than Plastics, New Study Finds
A study from the University of Plymouth and University of Bath raises concerns about bio-based fibres. While often marketed as eco-friendly, these fibres may cause greater ecological harm than conventional plastics. Exposure to viscose and lyocell, commonly found in clothing and wet wipes, resulted in high mortality rates in earthworms, crucial for...
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Research Shows How Online Games Can Help People With Autism
The study, published in the journal Autism, sought to investigate whether placing people in a social setting where they felt at ease could improve their performance.
-
Microplastics Crisis Demands More Than Just Ocean Cleanups and Biodegradables, Says Expert
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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ChatGPT Generates 'Formulaic' Academic Text, Can Be Picked Up by Existing AI-Detection Tools: Study
ChatGPT, the AI-powered chatbot from OpenAI, produces relatively formulaic academic style content and could be picked up by existing AI-detection tools, according to researchers from Plymouth Marjon University and the University of Plymouth. However, the study's findings suggest university staff should think about ways to explain to students and mi...
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What Happened When Scientists Put A Phone In A Blender? Watch
cientists at the University of Plymouth blended a mobile phone to dust and then conducted a chemical analysis of the dissolved remains in order to figure out what quantities of rare or conflict elements go into making a phone.
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Decorative Ceramics Wares In Your Homes May Raise Cancer Risk
The findings, led by the University of Plymouth in the UK, showed that cadmium was also found in everyday household products like second-hand plastic toys, drinking glasses, alcoholic beverage bottles.
-
The Glass in Which You’re Served Alcohol May Contain Toxic Lead!
According to researchers from the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom, enameled drinking glasses, including beer, wine and spirit bottles, may contain potentially harmful levels of lead and cadmium.
-
World's First Blood Test for Accurate Prenatal Testing
Scientists at Plymouth University have developed a non-invasive, low risk and accurate blood test that can detect foetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies.
-
Anesthetic May Affect Children's Teeth Development
Use of local anaesthetic in dental surgery may affect tooth cell growth and the development of children's teeth, new research suggests.
-
India, US announce eight institutional partnership projects
India and the US on Tuesday announced eight institutional partnership projects.
-
British Council holds education expo in Thiruvananthapuram
A one-day education expo by the British Council, showcasing the academic opportunities in the UK, wooed large number of academic aspirants in the city on Saturday. It was for the second time that the British Council, the UK's international organization for education and cultural relations, hosted the 'Education UK Exhibition' here. At the event, ...
