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The power of plasma: turning water into an eco-friendly disinfectant

Imagine sterilizing kitchen surfaces and hospital instruments, washing fruits and vegetables, sanitizing hands, or rinsing mouths – all achievable with a single eco-friendly solution: ‘plasma-activated water’ (PAW). Rita Agus, a PhD student at the Swiss Plasma Center, is deeply engaged in…

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Is there anybody out there? An ark of life

An enormous meteorite impact and then a rocky flight from Mars. Is that how life appeared on Earth? Cornelia Meyer takes us on a space trip through…

             

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Industrial activities and even geological changes can affect the quality of water, causing contamination that poses risks to human health and the…

             

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