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With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposing new limits for "Forever Chemicals" or PFAS in drinking water, water utilities and municipalities are grappling with the challenge of addressing these chemical contaminants.
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Confronting PFAS: Charting a sustainable path to safe drinking water in developing countries

Sanjeeb Mohapatra
July 24, 2023

Explore the challenges faced by developing nations in dealing with PFAS contamination, a class of persistent chemicals affecting drinking water safety. How can these countries navigate these complex issues to ensure clean water for all?

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How can STEM education be visualised?

Vesife Hatisaru Sharon Fraser Garry Falloon Delyse Clayden
July 1, 2023

Drawing as a non-textual approach in STEM education reveals the significance of discipline knowledge and generic skills.

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The effects of space travel on the brain

Vey Law
March 7, 2023

How does weightlessness in space affect the brain changes and activity adaptations after return to Earth?

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Rare-earth metals: Role in clean energy, Chinese dominance, and risk mitigation

Rishabh Agarwal
October 9, 2022

Clean energy is driving rare-earth metal demand. Biomining advances could make their supply chain environment-friendly and geopolitically secure.

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These shapeshifting microrobots can brush and floss teeth, kill bacteria

Chidirim Ndeche
September 7, 2022

The technology provides a new automated way of brushing that could help people with mobility issues.

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