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In seven days. That is what Oakland Police officers are dealing with. Right now. The most recent homicide happened just after six tonight in oaklands concordia park. Seven other people have died across the city in just the last week. Ktvu Elissa Harrington joins us live in oakland, where some city leaders and Community Leaders are calling for action. Well christina. Some of these latest shootings happened in broad daylight, and the police chief has said that gun violence is plaguing the city and...

Scientists have created a biodegradable plant-based polymer plastic to replace regular plastic in the long-term. The researchers found that 97 percent of the bioplastic broke down within 200 days.

Microplastics are small, practically indestructible fragments shed by ordinary plastic items. The news becomes worse as more information regarding microplastics becomes available. Microplastics are known to exist in soil, seas, and even the most unlikely places—the arteries, lungs, and placenta.

Trelleborg, a global leader in engineered polymer solutions, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with Algenesis Materials, a sustainable Thermoplastic Polyurethanes provider. Trelleborg uses TPUs to...

A new study from UC San Diego examines algae's tremendous potential as an abundant, nutritious food source.

By Emerson Dameron / UCSD News Center / Apr 21, 2022 Stephen Mayfield, a molecular biology professor at UC San Diego, now has a stake in the business of footwear alongside partners Michael Burkart and Robert Pomeroy from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. After six years of research and experimentation, these professors are launching…

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), believe algae could be a new kind of superfood thanks to its high protein and nutrition

Algae can produce 167 times more useful biomass than corn, while using the same amount of land to produce it.

Using magnets to clean PFAS contaminated water, feeding our growing population with microalgae, the music people fall asleep to, and more!

Researchers have demonstrated that microalgae and other microscopic, plant-like organisms could help feed the world’s growing population more sustainably than current agricultural systems.