Asbestos could be a powerful weapon against climate change (you read that right)
Scientists are exploring ways to use mineral waste from mines to pull huge amounts of carbon dioxide out of the air. On a scorching day this August, Caleb Woodall wielded his shovel like a spear, stabbing it into the hardened crust of an asbestos-filled pit near...
Johnson & Johnson To Pay $100 Million In Baby Powder Settlement
The settlement is the first in four years of litigation and nearly 20,000 lawsuits that allege Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and talc products caused cancer due to asbestos contamination, according to the report. Johnson & Johnson recalled 33,000 bottles of...
Estimated Surface Decay of SARS-CoV-2 (virus that causes COVID-19)
On surfaces under a range of temperatures and relative humidity Relative humidity and temperature can be used to provide an estimated half-life for SARS-CoV-2 with this model with some degree of certainty. The predictive power is limited to temperature between...