Katie Cottingham

American Chemical Society
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ISS Will Test Growing Artificial Livers in Space
August 22, 2025
A module on the International Space Station.
Medical Devices Not Afraid to Shoot for the Stars
August 21, 2025
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Harvard Team's Wearable Robot Helps Stroke, ALS Patients Use Their Arms
August 21, 2025
On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church is moved for relocation at a speed of half a kilometer per hour, in Kiruna, Sweden, Tuesday Aug. 19, 2025.
This Church Is Being Moved Before a Mine Swallows the Entire Town
August 21, 2025
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These new bioplastic straws made using potato starch and lignin are strong in water but still biodegrade.
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Starchy Bioplastic Could Make Soggy Paper Straws a Thing of the Past
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Underwater Movement Sensor Can Detect Drowning
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Shape-Shifting Microrobots Deliver Drugs to Cancer Cells
Delivering drugs directly to cancer cells could help reduce chemotherapy's unpleasant symptoms.
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One Step Makes Cotton Liquid-Proof, More Buoyant
The tech is ideal for life jackets.
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Dog vs. Machine: Who's a Better Bomb Detector?
Which has the stronger sniffer?
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Winds Spread PFAS Far from Manufacturing Facilities
The chemicals were found in water and soil as far as 30 miles from the plant.
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A replaceable nanoporous membrane, illustrated above, attached to an N95 mask filters out particles the size of SARS-CoV-2 (purple circles), allowing only clean air (blue circles) through.
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It has a membrane that more efficiently filters particles the size of SARS-CoV-2 and could be replaced on an N95 mask after every use.
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Edible Packaging Finds Specialty Market
The packaging and tableware is made from seaweed, milk proteins or potato starch.
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Will cryogenically freezing yourself and coming back to life ever be a reality?
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An oxo-biodegradable plastic bag could still hold 5 pounds of groceries without tearing after being submerged in the ocean for 3 years.
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When Biodegradable Plastic Doesn't Break Down
Manufacturers offer biodegradable or compostable plastic bags, but in many cases, these claims have not been tested in natural environments.
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'Bandage' Sweat Sensor
The device could help diagnose diseases.
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How Whiskey is Made
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Make Tomatoes Taste Good Again
Why are so many supermarket tomatoes tasteless and rock hard?
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A new nano fabric designed by Stanford engineers last year that seems to make skin feel cooler than current clothing.
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Squishy Supercaps Bathed in Green Tea
They could soon power wearable electronics.
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