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  • Vitrimer-enabled circularity through upcycling mixed polyolefin waste from milk packets into valuable 3D printing feedstock

    Vitrimer-enabled circularity through upcycling mixed polyolefin waste from milk packets into valuable 3D printing feedstock

    Unraveling the mechanism: DFT-based insights into polyethylene upcycling

    Through our theoretical understanding, we investigated the radical generation and bond formation pathways involved in the melt mixing process. TAC contains three potential…

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  • Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic

    Neanderthals May Have Used Birch Tar as Natural Antibiotic

    New experiments show that tar made from birch bark — long known as a tool adhesive — can inhibit harmful bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, suggesting Neanderthals may have used it to treat wounds and manage infection during the Ice…

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  • How to stop panic buying: Research finds COVID lesson

    How to stop panic buying: Research finds COVID lesson

    Panic buying doesn’t just respond to shortages—it creates them. And according to a University of the Sunshine Coast behavioral scientist, the lessons learned during COVID-19 remain critical for preventing future buying frenzies.

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  • The surprising cancer link between cats and humans

    The surprising cancer link between cats and humans

    The first large-scale analysis of multiple cancer types in cats has uncovered genetic changes that may help guide new treatments for both animals and people.

    Researchers examined tumors from nearly 500 pet cats across five countries. The work…

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  • Remote working challenges linked to management issues

    Remote working challenges linked to management issues

    Strong organizational and management capabilities are key to implementing and getting the most out of successful remote and hybrid working practices.

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  • Why salespeople fear selling radical innovations

    Why salespeople fear selling radical innovations

    Companies invest heavily in breakthrough technologies, from industrial software to AI-powered platforms. Yet many radical innovations fail not because customers reject them, but because sales teams hesitate to promote them. A new study by ESMT…

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  • AI could help social entrepreneurs unlock new sources of finance

    AI could help social entrepreneurs unlock new sources of finance

    A new research chapter suggests that artificial intelligence could help tackle one of the biggest challenges social entrepreneurs face: getting the funding they need to grow. In the chapter Artificial Intelligence as an Enabler for Financing…

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  • Billions in March Madness betting pool is fodder for research

    Billions in March Madness betting pool is fodder for research

    Brendan Dwyer, Ph.D., has spent his career studying sports consumer behavior, and with the recent legalization of sports betting, he’s hit the jackpot. Dwyer, director of research and distance learning at the Virginia Commonwealth University…

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  • Investors willing to pay a little more for green bonds

    Investors willing to pay a little more for green bonds

    Green investors often boast that they can support sustainability without sacrificing returns. But new research from Texas McCombs suggests otherwise. It also offers governments opportunities to raise more money from those investors for…

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