storage

Environment

NC Professor To Testify During EPA's Public Hearing On Coal Ash Rules

3:40pm October 01, 2019

by Keri Brown

The Environmental Protection Agency is holding a public

Different apples need different controlled storage environments. For example, Honeycrisps are sensitive to low temperatures so you can't put them in cold environments right after they've been harvested. And Fujis can't take high carbon dioxide levels.

National
Science

Thanks To Science, You Can Eat An Apple Every Day

11:34am November 26, 2018

by Rachel D. Cohen

After harvest, apples can be stored for months in controlled atmosphere storage rooms where the temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and humidity levels are adjusted to put them into hibernation.

Many institutions have their archives stored on CDs — but the discs aren't as stable as once thought. There is no average life span for a CD, says preservationist Michele Youket, "because there is no average disc."

Music & Culture

How Long Do CDs Last? It Depends, But Definitely Not Forever

8:27am August 19, 2014

by Laura Sydell

Preservationists are worried about troves of records stored on what was once considered a durable medium: the compact disc. Many discs can last for centuries — but most won't.

Queue Listen Now