With the help of trees, microplastic-polluted soils could be remediated. A recente study [1] has shown that birch trees absorb microplastics through their roots during the growth phase. Good news, because soils are many times …
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The Helichrysum Italicum: a crop to protect and encourage
It is told in the ancient Greece and in Roman Empire people braid Helichrysum branches to worship the divinities. Its name means “the gold sun” and everyone knows its medicine properties. Recently the Helichrysum italicum …
Eco-Friendly Glitter: new solutions for cosmetics from science
More-sustainable approaches to produce effect pigments are being intensively searched [1] for to replace inorganic and synthetic polymer components by a group of researchers of the University of Cambridge (Department of Chemistry, Department of Engineering, …