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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

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Scientists achieve major milestone in battle against 'forever' toxins: 'The world is belatedly starting to act'

The Cool Down
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Chemists at Colorado State University and the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei have learned how to use a catalyst combined with lightwaves to weaken or break the bond between carbon and fluorine atoms.

Chemists already knew how to dissolve these bonds in a chemical process, but that requires a huge amount of energy in the form of heat.

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English

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