For once, that buzzing sound in your ear this summer might not be a mosquito, but part of Ottawa Public Health’s (OPH) multi-faceted strategy to keep the insects — and the potentially dangerous viruses they can carry — in check. The public health agency is deploying drones capable of carrying and dispersing larvicides to kill mosquitos. The technology … Read more
As It Happens5:33This Ontario-based YouTuber filtered — and drank — his own sweat with a replica Dune Stillsuit What does water filtered through the iconic Stillsuit from Dune taste like? “Warm … and it’s got a tang to it,” YouTuber Darryl Sherk told As It Happens host Nil Koksal. Sherk and his colleagues at Hacksmith … Read more
NEW DELHI: Scientists have developed a novel method that uses enzymes found in laundry detergents for recycling single-use bioplastics in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers. The method, described in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, uses the enzymes to “depolymerise”-or break down-landfill-bound bioplastics into soluble fragments within just 24 hours. The … Read more
