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No more glue: Researchers use lasers to seal paper packaging
A new process developed in Germany uses carbon monoxide lasers to seal paper packages, eliminating the need for plastic adhesives that hinder recycling.

Alabama water utility reveals it stopped adding fluoride years ago
Birmingham residents were recently informed that their water utility discontinued fluoridation, only to discover the change actually took place years ago.

Is Causality Optional? Testing "Indefinite Causal Order" Superposition
New quantum experiments suggest that the sequence of events can exist in a state of superposition, making the order of cause and effect a matter of probability.

Droughts fuel antibiotic resistance in germs, new study suggests
New research identifies extreme weather events like droughts as a potential driver for the rising threat of drug-resistant bacteria.

NASA Re-purposes Gateway: Nuclear Propulsion for Mars
NASA has announced a shift in its lunar strategy, prioritizing a surface base on the Moon over the Gateway space station. As a result, the Gateway complex, representing an investment of nearly $4.5 billion, will be repurposed for nuclear-electric propulsion demonstrations in deep space, potentially including a mission to Mars.