Space science
Russia built a shield capable of crushing cosmic waste
Russian Space Agency Roscosmos has invented a shield system to protect satellites from attacks from space objects.
Waste
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Waste.
Topic archive
Articles about Waste
1,012 published items.
Oceanography
The poor daughters of the poor mother and mother of the Thai have just died of plastic garbage
A baby bull (bighead) is very popular with Thai people who have died from a serious infection that is caused by a blockage of plastic waste in the stomach.
Environment
Solution of 'treating' plastic garbage with cactus
A Mexican researcher has found a formula for developing new packaging materials from cactus. This initiative suggests a promising solution to tackle the current headache…
Science invention
Russia invented 'self-destructing satellite' to prevent cosmic garbage
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) invented a satellite capable of self-destructing at the end of life to provide a solution to the problem of space debris flo…
Environment
Successful fabrication of 'nano-springs' helps break down marine plastic
Scientists make micro-coils from carbon, nitrogen and manganese, capable of producing chemical reactions that dissolve micro-plastic particles.
Environment
Change plastic bottles to get bus and city tickets and clean and reduce traffic jams
This week, there appeared some beautiful pictures in the newspaper showing many children and adults holding bags filled with bottles and plastic glasses standing in line…
Discover science
Benefits and harms when producing electricity from nuclear energy
Besides the immediate benefits, nuclear power in general still has potential harms that are very dangerous. So what is it? Let's find out in this article.
Environment
We live in the ocean of garbage
Plastic waste is a worrying issue globally. Plastics after use are not recycled but most of them are discharged directly into rivers, canals, and then into the oceans.
Health
Fear of plastic waste, but do you ignore what you breathe every day?
Recently, 'green living' is becoming a new trend, but is it only enough to care for green waste?
Space science
Recycle space waste, impossible thought possible!
Not only littering the natural environment on the ground, we also leave plenty of 'imprint of the civilized world' outside the universe.
Environment
What can we recycle?
People buy millions of plastic bottles per minute and at least a quarter of them are not recycled.
Environment
'Fiction' technology: Generating electricity from a mixture of waste water and seawater
In the immediate future, this will be the technology that can be applied immediately in coastal wastewater treatment plants.
Space science
The International Space Station has launched a spacecraft full of garbage into space
Russian astronauts at the International Space Station have launched the Progress 72 to fill up with garbage. This amount of waste will be destroyed in the atmosphere.