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How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste in the US? | Politics News
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How much money is actually lost to fraud, waste in the US? | Politics News

Billionaire Elon Musk, the driving force behind United States President Donald Trump’s budget-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has broached the sensitive issue...

How industrial waste gases could replace fossil fuels in everyday consumer products
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How industrial waste gases could replace fossil fuels in everyday consumer products

System block diagram for C12–14 AE7 surfactant production from the steel and paper mill flue gases. Credit: Journal of CO2 Utilization (2025). DOI:...

Erythritol slurry and its potential for waste heat recovery
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Erythritol slurry and its potential for waste heat recovery

This image depicts the relationship between these three important properties, which together determine the rheological behavior of erythritol slurry. Understanding the correlation between...

High value, zero waste: Researchers conceptualize novel biorefinery
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High value, zero waste: Researchers conceptualize novel biorefinery

by Jessica Lietze, Leibniz-Institut für Agrartechnik und Bioökonomie e.V. (ATB) Overview of the smart integrated biorefinery concept. Credit: Biofuel Research Journal (2025). DOI:...

Researchers transform textile waste into stronger recycled paper
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Researchers transform textile waste into stronger recycled paper

To make paper from old items of clothing, they are first cut into small shreds and soaked in an aqueous solution. Credit: Lunghammer—TU...

Scientists design novel battery that runs on atomic waste
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Scientists design novel battery that runs on atomic waste

a.) Nuclear voltaic battery where radioactive sources come from ambient radiation; b.) Nuclear photovoltaic battery that capture external radiation by a scintillator. Credit:...

Innovative mortar blend uses recycled plastic to enhance insulation and cut waste
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Innovative mortar blend uses recycled plastic to enhance insulation and cut waste

Demoulded and dried cement mortar mixes in the shape of the prism (40x40x160 mm). Credit: Construction and Building Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140320 A...

Thermophotovoltaic device turns waste heat into electricity—while defying a physical limit
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Thermophotovoltaic device turns waste heat into electricity—while defying a physical limit

The zero-vacuum gap TPV device, designed by the Cui Research Group. Credit: Jesse Morgan Petersen/CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science A...

Using smart technologies and artificial intelligence in food packaging can reduce food waste
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Using smart technologies and artificial intelligence in food packaging can reduce food waste

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Food insecurity is one of humanity’s most pressing challenges, impacting more than 2 billion people worldwide. Paradoxically, as so...