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Microparticles: are particles between 0.1 and 100 μm in size. They are available in a wide variety of materials, including ceramics, glass, polymers, and metals. Microparticles include pollen, sand, dust, flour, and powdered sugar.
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MAR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2023Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2023Earth & The Environment
A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term tr ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 06, 2023Immunology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects roughly 2.5 million people worldwide and is a neurological disease affecting the brain a ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeAPR 06, 2023Drug Discovery & Development
Bioengineers have designed a drug-delivery system that can release drugs or vaccines over weeks or months. The correspon ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 18, 2023Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers led by Northwestern University hav ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 26, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers from the Delft University of Technology in T ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 17, 2022Technology
In a recent study published in Communications Physics, a collaborative team of researchers from Santa Clara University, ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
Unfortunately, it’s commonplace to hear about our seas being polluted with plastic. Many articles and research pro ...Written By: Matthew LundyDEC 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Counterfeit goods producers are flooding the global market with low-quality, sometimes dangerous merchandise and ripping ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 15, 2020Health & Medicine
As wildfires continue to burn record-breaking acreages along the west coast of the United States and inland regions, hos ...Written By: Tiffany DazetOCT 14, 2020Immunology
Leukemia is a cancer affecting tissues in the body that produce blood cells, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 26, 2020Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere in our world, and while the vast majority are harmless, some can cause dangerous infections. Bac ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2020Neuroscience
A new study shows that even low air pollution levels can influence the development of children’s brains. It ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 03, 2020Plants & Animals
Scientists used cutting edge technologies to assess how pervasive toxic or household chemicals and pathogens like plasti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2019Neuroscience
Worldwide, 9 in every 10 people breathe highly polluted air. A known contributing factor for many respiratory illnesses ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 24, 2019Technology
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have designed a novel approach for the devel ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 05, 2019Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
India is home to 75% of the most polluted cities in the world. According to Breathe Life—a global network spearhea ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
It’s no secret that our planet is overrun with plastic debris. Plastic debris of all sizes reaches larger bodies o ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 28, 2018Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The promise of stem cells has come with many challenges. New research from investigators working in collaboration at Nor ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2023
Microbiology
Rotifers are a type of microscopic zooplankton that lives in freshwater ecosystems and oceans around the world. Ne resea
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plants release gaseous hydrocarbons called sesquiterpenes. Scientists have now found that sesquiterpenes are a significa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term tr
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 06, 2023
Immunology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects roughly 2.5 million people worldwide and is a neurological disease affecting the brain a
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
APR 06, 2023
Drug Discovery & Development
Bioengineers have designed a drug-delivery system that can release drugs or vaccines over weeks or months. The correspon
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 18, 2023
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent study published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers led by Northwestern University hav
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 26, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Nature Communications, a team of researchers from the Delft University of Technology in T
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 17, 2022
Technology
In a recent study published in Communications Physics, a collaborative team of researchers from Santa Clara University,
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Unfortunately, it’s commonplace to hear about our seas being polluted with plastic. Many articles and research pro
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
DEC 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Counterfeit goods producers are flooding the global market with low-quality, sometimes dangerous merchandise and ripping
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
As wildfires continue to burn record-breaking acreages along the west coast of the United States and inland regions, hos
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
OCT 14, 2020
Immunology
Leukemia is a cancer affecting tissues in the body that produce blood cells, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 26, 2020
Microbiology
Bacteria are everywhere in our world, and while the vast majority are harmless, some can cause dangerous infections. Bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2020
Neuroscience
A new study shows that even low air pollution levels can influence the development of children’s brains. It
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 03, 2020
Plants & Animals
Scientists used cutting edge technologies to assess how pervasive toxic or household chemicals and pathogens like plasti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2019
Neuroscience
Worldwide, 9 in every 10 people breathe highly polluted air. A known contributing factor for many respiratory illnesses
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 24, 2019
Technology
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have designed a novel approach for the devel
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As announced today by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada aims to ban single-use plastics by 2021. Lakeside at the Gau
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
You’ve probably heard of microplastics by now. If you haven’t, you’ve still likely and unknowingly ing
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
India is home to 75% of the most polluted cities in the world. According to Breathe Life—a global network spearhea
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It’s no secret that our planet is overrun with plastic debris. Plastic debris of all sizes reaches larger bodies o
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 28, 2018
Immunology
The highly complex structure and function of human T cells made the creation of synthetic versions of the immune cells d
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The promise of stem cells has come with many challenges. New research from investigators working in collaboration at Nor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch