KRICT Develops Microfluidic Chip for One-Step Detection of PFAS and Other Pollutants | Newswise

[ad_1] Newswise — Environmental pollutant analysis typically requires complex sample pretreatment steps such as filtration, separation, and preconcentration. When solid materials such as sand, soil, or food residues are present in water samples, analytical accuracy often decreases, and filtration can unintentionally remove trace-level target pollutants along with the solids. To address this challenge, a joint […]

Canadian physics professor steps back from job over Epstein questions | CBC News

[ad_1] A highly regarded theoretical physicist is stepping away from the Ontario institute he helped found, after his ties to the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were revealed in recently released files. Lee Smolin, an American Canadian professor of physics and philosophy, has “agreed to pause his working relationship” with the Perimeter Institute for […]

Patient in critical condition after house fire on Winnipeg’s Young Street | CBC News

[ad_1] Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. One person was taken to hospital in critical condition after a house fire in Winnipeg’s West Broadway area Thursday evening. […]

Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs

[ad_1] Rachel Reeves is under pressure to reassure MPs over the state of the UK’s public finances, amid concerns that the rising cost of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) could leave a significant hole in the government’s financial buffer. Meg Hillier, the chair of the all-party House of Commons Treasury committee, said the chancellor […]

Ukrainians forced to be imaginative to keep warm amid energy blackout – video

[ad_1] Guardian international correspondent Luke Harding meets artist Julia Po in Kyiv as she resorts to using bubble wrap to keep heat inside her apartment. Ukrainians have struggled throughout an exceptionally harsh winter as Russia repeatedly targets energy facilities, plunging entire cities, including the capital, into blackouts [ad_2]