Scientists invent new paper receipts free of cancer-linked ‘forever chemicals’

BPA and BPS are known endocrine disruptors that mimic estrogen and can upset hormonal balance. When you handle a receipt, ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

GZ PrintPak invests $7M in Mount Pleasant bag plant, creating 40 jobs

GZ PrintPak, a global packaging company, is expanding its Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, facility. The company will invest $7.1 million to produce boxes and offer co-packing services, creating 40 new jobs ...
New Atlas

This clever sticker printer for kids is AI hardware I can get behind

This clever sticker printer for kids is AI hardware I can get behind I've been skeptical about a lot of AI-first gadgets over the last couple of years – the Rabbit R1 and the Humane Pin come to mind – ...
Business Wire

U.S. Plastics Pact Releases Position Paper on Physical and Chemical Recycling, Calling for Clear Guardrails and a Complementary Role in a Circular Economy

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released a new position paper on the role of physical and chemical recycling in a circular economy, offering science-based, ...
Yahoo Finance

'Premature to signal the all-clear': Markets cheered the CPI print — but Main Street isn’t feeling the relief

Stocks rallied on Friday after September’s inflation report came in slightly better than expected. But on Main Street, the relief is harder to find. The headline Consumer Price Index rose 3% from a ...
Bon Appétit

Paper Fleet (Paper Planes for a Crowd)

Developed by prodigious NYC bartender Sam Ross in the early aughts as a riff on the Last Word, the Paper Plane is bright and warm, with bourbon, Aperol, and lemon juice playing against the herbal, ...
The Indianapolis Star

Indiana University orders student paper to stop printing. Editors say it's censorship

This story has been updated to add new comment from the IU administration and additional context throughout. Indiana University has ordered the Indiana Daily Student to end all print publication less ...
The Union Democrat

Paper, pen and sticker lovers unite. A Japanese-inspired stationery fest takes over LA's Union Station

When Friedia Niimura moved to the U.S. from Japan in her mid-20s, she shared a dream with many Angelenos: acting, or maybe fashion. A TV and media personality in Japan, it seemed a natural fit, only ...
AZoNano

New 3D-Printable Bioactive Glass for Bone Repair

The paper introduces a novel bioactive glass that outperformed both standard glass and a widely used commercial bone substitute in preclinical trials. Glass is generally thought of as fragile, but in ...
The Boston Globe

N.H. holding a contest for grade-schoolers to design new ‘I Voted’ stickers

The fourth- and fifth-graders are too young to vote, but they’re competing for a chance to create the stickers voters get at the polls CONCORD, N.H. – In recent elections, New Hampshire voters have ...
Hindustan Times

World’s first clear paper cup breaks down in just few months. Could this finally replace plastic cups?

Japan’s transparent paperboard cup is strong, clear, and breaks down in the ocean within months. Created by JAMSTEC, it could be a replacement for plastic. A transparent cup that’s strong, sustainable ...
The Gazette

Clear Creek Amana schools appoints new superintendent

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. OXFORD — The Clear Creek Amana Community School District has hired a new superintendent after former ...