A decades-long effort to remove dangerous plastic debris from marine and terrestrial habitats succeeded in lowering endangered Hawaiian monk seal entanglement rates, a 2024 study found, confirming that such efforts are well worth the cost and effort. #EndangeredSpeciesDay https://scim.ag/4d8jw7X

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Here we go again! T-3️⃣ days until Smile will launch on a European Vega-C rocket! 🎧 🎶 It's time to get in the mood for launch with our Spotify playlist 👉 open.spotify.com/playlist/3tC... Any song you'd add to the list? 🔭 🧪 ☀️

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Smart sensing tag developed by Empa, EPFL and CSEM researchers to protect sensitive goods in transit. The tag is completely biodegradable. https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/greenspack #greenelectronics #sensortechnology #empamaterialsscience

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Researchers from @empa-materials.bsky.social, EPFL & @csem.ch have created a fully compostable smart sensing tag that protects temperature-sensitive shipments like medicines, vaccines, and food. Now featured in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ Read more on our website: bit.ly/44Ip59N ➡️ Nature: bit.ly/4rvZfzC

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Goncalo Catarina receives two-year Empa Young Scientist Fellowship for research into the calculation of quantum effects in carbon molecules @nanotechsurflab.bsky.social https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/young-scientist-fellowship-goncalo-catarina #nanotech #quantummaterials #empamaterialsscience

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