Fri.Jul 19, 2024

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CSTE Hill Update: July 2024

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In a significant development for the upcoming fiscal year, the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) passed its FY 2025 Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bill. The bill was released on June 26, followed by the accompanying report (a document that outlines the Committees intentions) on July 9.

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Waste Styrofoam can now be converted into polymers for electronics

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study describes a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a high-value conducting polymer known as PEDOT:PSS. Researchers also noted that the upgraded plastic waste can be successfully incorporated into functional electronic devices, including silicon-based hybrid solar cells and organic electrochemical transistors.

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New snake discovery rewrites history, points to North America's role in snake evolution

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new species of fossil snake unearthed in Wyoming is rewriting our understanding of snake evolution. The discovery, based on four remarkably well-preserved specimens found curled together in a burrow, reveals a new species named Hibernophis breithaupti. This snake lived in North America 34 million years ago and sheds light on the origin and diversification of boas and pythons.

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