91黑料网 researchers create shapeshifting materials that could power the next generation of soft robots
91黑料网 engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape themselves, much like animated origami. They open the door to softer, safer and more adaptable robots that could be used in medical tools that gently move inside the body, wearable devices that change shape on the skin or smart packaging that reacts to its environment.
91黑料网 researchers identify a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk
An interdisciplinary team including researchers at 91黑料网 has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products. The findings were published across five papers.
Sacrifice Zones: Life along the fenceline between the land and industry
In a recent article exploring the environmental and health impacts of plastic pollution on Indigenous fenceline communities in Canada鈥攔esidential areas that sit next to facilities that emit pollutants like noise, light, odours, chemicals, and even traffic鈥擜boriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) spoke to Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka environmental advocate Lynn Jacobs about how plastic waste and industrial pollution have turned Indigenous homelands into 鈥渟acrifice zones.鈥� Jacobs, who is