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Scientists create ultra-repellent non-stick coating for safer cooking at home
Researchers hack silicone with “nanoscale fletching” to match PFAS performance, using only trace amounts of the least harmful ...
Researchers create safer nonstick surface, cutting use of 'forever chemicals'
A new material developed by researchers from University of Toronto Engineering could offer a safer alternative to the ...
Mirage News17h
U of T Engineers Innovate Safer Non-Stick Coating
A new material developed by researchers from University of Toronto Engineering could offer a safer alternative to the non-stick chemicals commonly ...
New York Magazine23h
Very Pleased With My Teflon-Free Ceramic Waffle-Maker
My almost-3-year-old is a waffle fiend. I am too. Since we’d tossed our hand-me-down Teflon-coated Cuisinart years ago, we ...
Yakima Herald1dOpinion
Column: Stop playing Whac-a-Mole with forever chemicals
The more you learn about PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — the worse it gets. Though improvements in monitoring ...
EurekAlert!1d
University of Toronto Engineering researchers develop safer alternative non-stick coating
A new material developed by researchers from University of Toronto Engineering could offer a safer alternative to the ...
Earth.com1d
Common cookware chemicals linked to greater diabetes risk
One molecule, sulfolithocholylglycine, linked both to higher PFAS burdens and to later diabetes, surviving stringent ...
Should the government assist low-income people with air conditioning?
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at how to make cooling accessible to low-income people, map where PFAS ...
New York Magazine2d
After Months of Testing, I Found the 4 Best Ceramic Nonstick Skillets
To be fair, I was always careful with my regular nonstick pans. I never touched their surfaces with metal utensils or ...
EurekAlert!2d
New research uncovers gene impacts of PFAS exposure in firefighters
A new paper provides evidence of how PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” correspond to epigenetic changes that can lead ...
Mirage News2d
Prenatal PFAS Exposure Alters Baby Immunity
New research reveals that tiny amounts of PFAS—widely known as "forever chemicals"—cross the placenta and breast milk to alter infants' developing ...
The Times Herald2d
PFAS investigation continues near Thompson Pond in Port Huron Township
EGLE is partnering with the county health department and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to assess whether PFAS may have leached into residential wells.