The physics lecturer, an expert in semiconductors, bioplastics, and advanced materials, said that open burning of e-waste releases toxic substances such as dioxins, furans, acidic gases, and fine ...

LCMs turned up in muscle, blubber, brain, liver, and kidney samples from both species. Concentrations were highest in fatty ...

Chemicals from household electronics are accumulating in the brains of dolphins and porpoises in the Indo-Pacific, according to a new study that calls for urgent regulation to cut e-waste pollution.

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When e-cigarettes first appeared around 2010, they were hailed as a breakthrough: nicotine delivery without the toxic tar and combustion byproducts of traditional cigarettes. Public health bodies ...

Public health bodies once cautiously endorsed vapes as a tool for smokers to quit. More than a decade later, the picture is less clear ...

Apple’s low-cost laptop is already shaking up Windows commentators, who fear hordes of users will move to macOS.

Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are critical components of laptop, television and smartphone screens. Given their ubiquity in the environment, these compounds are considered persistent pollutants, ...

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Maravedis Research launches crowdfunding to produce the definitive economic data the multifamily Wi-Fi industry needs ...