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Participatory Geomatics Network for Coastal Mapping and Monitoring Community-based Geospatial Approach to Better Understand the Coastal Environments in the Estuary and Gulf of St Lawrence, Québec, Canada April 29, 2021 Capacity-building and empowerment using low-cost geomatics equipment, easy-to-use field protocols and semi-automated processing algorithms provide a resilience pathway for coastal communities facing the effects of climate change. This article presents a participative geomatics p...

New plastic film "deactivates Coronavirus in just 15 minutes" A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has presented a plastic film which they claim has the potential to deactivate 99.99% of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes. This product, AlpFilm Protect PVC, is already available commercially. The transparent t PVC film including silver microparticles has now formed the basis of the ...

New Plastic Film Deactivates the Coronavirus in just 15 Minutes Written by AZoMFeb 8 2021 A scientific collaboration including the companies Nanox, AplFilm, Braskem and the UFSCar (Brazil) and Jaume I of Castellón (Spain) universities has launched a plastic film with the potential to deactivate 99.99% of the novel coronavirus in just 15 minutes. Image Credit: RUVID. Named AlpFilm Protect PVC, the new product is already available commercially. The collaboration started 15 years ago between UFSC...