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Environment

‘Forever chemicals’ are eternal no more thanks to a pollution destroying device from Tacoma startup

"The startup’s weapon of PFAS destruction incorporates technology from the University of Washington and the Colorado School of Mines. It annihilates the pollutants in a device that can reach high pressure and temperature — hitting 570 degrees Fahrenheit. To that they add lye — an ingredient in soap — to create a caustic environment. The conditions dismantle the PFAS, breaking off the compound at its head, chopping up its spine of carbon molecules, and lopping off the fluoride molecules that run along the backbone."

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Energy

Air Force pioneering innovative geothermal energy solutions

"'We can’t afford to move at the speed of government anymore. We must be bold and modernize at the speed of the threat,' said Chaudhary. 'Innovations like this will be the margin of victory in future conflicts and also propel our nation to compete and win in the future energy economy.'"

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