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Can satellites like Starlink deplete Earth’s ozone layer? Tech & Science Daily podcast

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Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. A team from the University of Southern California claims their research indicates that megasatellite constellations, such as SpaceX’s Starlink, spew large amounts of alumina gas into the atmosphere that could deplete the ozone layer. The ozone layer in Earth’s atmosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun, which … Read more

Plastic-free vegan leather shoe grown and dyed by bacteria in 14 days

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In the future, alternative shapes, patterns, textiles and colors could be created In just fourteen days, an artificial leather shoe was grown from bacteria in a laboratory and programmed to paint itself black. The plastic-free vegan creation was grown from genetically engineered microbes by researchers at Imperial College London (ICL). It is the first time … Read more