Credited in the Guiness book of records as the world's most slippery substance, Teflon has escaped the scrutiny of environmental regulators for 50 years. Now evidence suggests that the chemicals that ...

Teflon is so well-known that a lot of people refer to all nonstick pots and pans as Teflon. The fact is, not all nonstick cookware is Teflon. Teflon has been around a long time and so have concerns ...

You don’t want to be stuck with this. Last year, US poison centers reported 267 suspected cases of polymer fume fever, a rare, flu-like illness from inhaling fumes from an overheated nonstick pan.

Nonstick pans are essential kitchen tools. Beyond making cleanup effortless, they're the simplest way to cook scrambled eggs, pancakes and other sticky foods. Teflon and similar chemically coated ...

Teflon is a versatile product used in various industries as a coating agent. The NASA space program, for example, uses it on their crafts and clothes as well.‌ But, its applications extend to the ...

Non-stick frying pans, Dutch ovens and saucepans have been popular for years, but the cookware that is convenient and easy to clean has also been linked to some health problems – and there are ...

Concern around Teflon broke the internet in the early 2000s when it was revealed that perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a chemical used in the manufacturing process, could cause hormonal imbalances, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Non-stick cookware is often a kitchen favorite because food doesn ...

“We must be careful about selecting and using cooking utensils to avoid food contamination.” Now, a new study in the journal Science of the Total Environment reveals that a single surface crack in the ...

Teflon-coated frying pans may scratch easily, but a souped-up version, ananomaterial 10,000 times more durable than the ordinary non-stick stuff, isheaded for the space station to see if it could ...

The ferromagnetism in many carbon nanostructures is attributed to carbon dangling bonds or vacancies. This provides opportunities to develop new functional materials, such as molecular and polymeric ...