Press office news tagged chemistry
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National award for chemistry teaching innovation
Dr Roy Lowry is one of six winners of the Teaching Innovation Awards given by LearnSci. Dr Lowry won for his approach to assessment using Smart Worksheets both formatively (while the students are learning) and summatively (testing their knowledge).
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Academic participates in international programme for early career scientists
University of Plymouth news: Dr Lee Durndell was chosen by the Royal Society of Chemistry to participate in its 2023 IUPAC Young Observer Programme
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Innovative process enables the recycling and reuse of electric vehicle battery components on a commercial scale
Altilium Metals Ltd is working with the University of Plymouth to develop a method through which the elements critical for EV batteries can be reused
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University researcher contributes to study into the limits of life on Earth
Dr Hayley Manners, Lecturer in Organic Chemistry at the University of Plymouth, and colleagues from 29 different institutes found single-celled microorganisms living in sediments more than a kilometre into the ocean floor – and at a temperature of 120°C
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Drugs used to treat HIV and flu can have detrimental impact on crops
Scientists led by the University of Plymouth found that lettuce plants exposed to a higher concentration of four commonly-used drugs could be more than a third smaller in biomass than those grown in a drug-free environment.
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International study develops ground-breaking method of making biodiesel from dirty old cooking oil
Dr Lee Durndell, from the University of Plymouth, has played a key role in new research which has developed a powerful, low-cost method for recycling used cooking oil and agricultural waste into biodiesel
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Could dark carbon be concealing the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
A study led by Dr Sabine Lengger, from the University of Plymouth, measured the stable isotopes of organic carbon in sediment cores taken from the ocean floor
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Study calls for improved sanitation and the environmental management of pharmaceuticals in developing economies
New research led by the University of Plymouth suggests that failure to ensure the environmental sustainability of growing patient access to medicines in developing economies could increase the risk of adverse environmental impacts
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Toxic substances found in the glass and decoration of alcoholic beverage bottles
Researchers at the University of Plymouth analysed both the glass and enamelled decorations on a variety of clear and coloured bottles readily available in shops and supermarkets
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Research aims to enhance understanding of changes in polar sea ice
Professor Simon Belt from the University of Plymouth is jointly coordinating a study to develop the first ever proxy for reconstructing past changes to transmitted light through sea ice
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Report reveals seasonal iron depletion in UK coastal waters
Scientists from the University of Plymouth - contributing to the Shelf Seas: The Engine of Productivity report - have found that a lack of summertime iron could be having a major impact on the overall health of our coastal waters and shelf seas
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High levels of carcinogenic chemical found in everyday consumer products
Writing in Science of the Total Environment, scientists from the University of Plymouth say high levels of the carcinogenic chemical cadmium can still be found in everyday household products