Clouds affect Earth's weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles ...

Microplastics can act as ice nucleating particles, potentially altering cloud formation, precipitation, and even global ...

The global biosimulation market is projected to reach USD 9.18 billion by 2029 from USD 4.24 billion in 2024, at a CAGR of 16.7% from 2024 to 2029. The major factors driving the growth of the ...

Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials, Kumamoto University, 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan International Research Organization for Advanced Science and Technology, Kumamoto ...

School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, No. 3688 Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518060, China ...

Researchers have assessed the impact of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) particles and seawater intrusion on the microbiome of mangrove soil and then experimented with an enrichment culture to ...

Capital structure describes the mix of a firm's long-term capital—a mix of debt and equity—that it uses to fund its ongoing operations and future growth. A company's capital structure is ...

Further analysis of the exhaled microplastic particles showed that they included both fibers and fragments and included several types of plastic polymers, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET ...

Nylon and PET (polyethylene terephthalate), two polymers commonly used in textiles and packaging, dominate the types of plastics found. These microplastics, measuring between 101 and 200 microns, ...

“Preparation and analysis can take up to twenty days for just one sample.” Preliminary results show that every sample analysed to date, contained microplastics, namely Teflon, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) ...