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Plants from Plants

by Martin Grolms | Oct 24, 2018 | Environment, Features, Manufacturing

The first-time toy company Lego produces bricks from sugarcane-based plastic and with energy from renewable sources.

Water and Film: Fluidity of Time and Space and Its Somatic Perception

by WIREs Authors | Oct 23, 2018 | Food and Water

A recent WIREs Water review analyses the close relationship between water and moving images.

Hall of Fame Highlight: Guillermo C. Bazan

by David Huesmann | Oct 23, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Features

Guillermo C. Bazan on intellectual giants, science communication and future research.

Measuring the Human Right to Water

by WIREs Authors | Oct 17, 2018 | Food and Water

The right to water requires that governments ensure water is available, accessible, safe, affordable and acceptable for human consumption. At this point in time, however, there is little consensus on how to measure and verify a country’s compliance with that right.

Understanding Microplastics

by Martin Grolms | Oct 17, 2018 | Environment, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Reserchers intend to develop a market-ready process for efficient sample collection in water.

Social Science Perspectives on Drivers of and Responses to Global Climate Change

by WIREs Authors | Oct 16, 2018 | Environment

The research reviewed from these social science disciplines highlights that among the key human factors contributing to climate change are the roles of and connections among economic conditions and development; demographic growth and changes; power, social stratification and inequality; technology; infrastructure; and land-use change.