Upcycling: new catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives
Converting polyethylene packaging into high-value products incentivizes plastics recyclingCredit: UC Berkeley image by Liye Chen While many cities and eight ...
Tag: Polymer Chemistry
2D material controls light twice stronger
Credit: POSTECH Since the invention of world's first laser - the ruby laser - in 1960, the human desire to ...
Pulp succeeded in diet? Determining the slenderization of wood pulp
Scientists at Osaka University develop a test to measure the quality of nanofibrillation for wood pulp using its natural optical ...
A shock to the PPE system
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - A researcher from the Institute of Industrial Science ...
Researchers develop new combined process for 3D printing
Credit: Harald Rupp / Uni Halle Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a way to integrate liquids ...
Marine pollution: How do plastic additives dilute in water and how risky are they?
Scientists provide improved method to estimate public exposure to hazardous micropollutants from plastic wasteCredit: Seung-Kyu Kim from Incheon National University ...
Salt-tolerant bacteria with an appetite for sludge make biodegradable plastics
Using a bacterial strain found in mangroves, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a low-cost, sustainable method for producing bioplastics from ...
When chemistry with green light mimics what happens in life
Credit: QUT Scientists frequently look at how molecules behave in nature to help them design chemical processes, and that's what ...
Nanocylinder vibrations help quantify polymer curing for 3D printing
Credit: NIST In a step toward making more accurate and uniform 3D-printed parts such as personalized prosthetics and dental materials, ...
Largest-ever study on children’s soft contact lens safety shows low complication rates
Extensive retrospective review offers real-world data for myopia management in childrenCredit: R Chalmers SAN RAMON, Calif., December 10, 2020--The largest-ever ...
New blended solar cells yield high power conversion efficiencies
Credit: Itaru Osaka, Hiroshima University Researchers at Hiroshima University in Japan have blended together various polymer and molecular semiconductors as ...
Elsa Reichmanis elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Lehigh University professor, an internationally recognized expert in the field of microlithography, holds numerous patents and continues to innovate at ...
Eric Beckman named 8th National Academy of Engineering Fellow from Pitt
Beckman is recognized for advances in molecular design, biomedical polymers, green product engineering, and sustainabilityCredit: Swanson School of Engineering/John Altdorfer ...
Hydrogel could open new path for glaucoma treatment without drugs or surgery
Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech Researchers have developed a potential new treatment for the eye disease glaucoma that could replace ...
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