1.
New theory addresses frozen Earth paradox
PROVIDENCE, R.I., June 27 (UPI) -- Brown University researchers in Rhode Island said they've discovered a material that can be used to absorb mercury from compact fluorescent lamps.
A team led by engineering Professor Robert Hurt has used the nanomaterial to create a mercury-absorbent container lining for broken CFLs, the university said Friday in a release.
CFLs contain 3 milligrams to 5 milligrams of mercury, which can be released as vapor when a bulb is broken.
The mercury-capturing lining can be attached to the inside of store-bought CFL packaging that can be placed over the area where a bulb has been broken.
The researchers also created a lining for plastic bags that soaks up the mercury left over from the CFL shards that are thrown away. The packaging and lined plastic bags can be safely discarded and recycled, the report said.
"It's a complete management system to deal with a bulb broken in the home," said Hurt, director of Brown's Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Additional Science News Stories | |
BEL AIR, Md., June 1 (UPI) --
A student at Morgan State University in Baltimore admitted to killing a fellow student and eating some of his organs, a sheriff said.
|
PARIS, June 1 (UPI) --
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber passed out shortly after hitting his head by walking into a glass wall backstage at a Paris concert, TMZ reported.
|
MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. forecasters say a new statistical model will help determine a hurricane's strength and size as the official 2012 Atlantic hurricane season gets under way.
|
Officer inadvertently shoots wife in butt … Littering case over dollar dropped … Man running as VoteforEddie.com … Volunteers rescue injured eaglet … Watercooler stories from UPI.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
