Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetics

A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6% of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under POPs and REACH regulations

01-Nov-2024 - The national enforcement authorities in 13 European Economic Area (EEA) countries checked nearly 4 500 cosmetic products, mainly looking at the ingredients list, for the presence of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), long chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs) and related substances, and cyclic ...

Eco-friendly textiles without PFAS

"The technology is environmentally friendly and also has interesting economic potential"

17-Apr-2024 - Rain jackets, swimming trunks or upholstery fabrics: Textiles with water-repellent properties require chemical impregnation. Although fluorine-containing PFAS chemicals are effective, they are also harmful to human health and accumulate in the environment. Empa researchers are now developing a ...

Hair care product chemicals can linger in the air in surprising amounts

01-Dec-2023 - The average morning routine for many Americans includes inhaling several milligrams of chemicals that may be harmful to their health, Purdue University researchers have found. In anewly-published paperinEnvironmental Science & Technology, a journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS), ...

Glass from a 3D printer

27-Nov-2019 - ETH researchers used a 3D printing process to produce complex and highly porous glass objects. The basis for this is a special resin that can be cured with UV light. Producing glass objects using 3D printing is not easy. Only a few groups of researchers around the world have attempted to produce ...

New technology for liquid-crystal displays

15-May-2018 - An international research team from Russia, France, and Germany has proposed a new method for orienting liquid crystals. It could be used to increase the viewing angle of liquid-crystal displays. "This is first and foremost a fundamental study exploring the mechanisms of liquid crystal ...