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Republic of Palau becomes world’s first nation to ban reef-killing toxic sunscreen
The Republic of Palau, an archipelago found in the western Pacific Ocean, has become the world’s first nation to ban the use of sunscreens that have been deemed harmful to coral reefs and ocean life. The ban, which will come into force by 2020, has been signed into law by the Palau government. These sunscreens ..
Topics: Aromatic compounds • Benzophenones • Chemical compounds • Coral reef • Countries • Octyl methoxycinnamate • Oxybenzone • Palau • Phenols • Sunscreen • Sunscreening agents • Triclosan
Graphene
Graphene is one of the thinnest, strongest two dimensional materials. Graphene is a two dimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb or chicken wire structure. It is the thinnest material known and yet it is also the one of the strongest. It’s an allotrope of Carbon. Graphene is 200 times ..
Topics: Allotropes of carbon • Allotropy • Aromatic compounds • Chemistry • Emerging technologies • Graphene • GraphExeter • Monolayers • Natural sciences • Physical sciences • Potential applications of graphene • Two-dimensional materials