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polymer
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What are nanoplastics? An engineer explains concerns about particles too small to see
You can’t see them, but there likely are nanoplastics in this Mediterranean seawater. Lisa Schaetzle, Moment, via Getty…
May 16, 2024
New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce single-use plastic waste
Single-use plastics. Anton Petrus/Moment Katherine Harry, Colorado State University and Emma Rettner, Colorado State University Hundreds of millions…
October 31, 2023
Virginia Tech Researchers Upcycle Plastics into Valuable Surfactants
In a groundbreaking study, a team of researchers led by Virginia Tech scientists has unveiled a novel technique…
August 20, 2023
3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse
Chanchai Phetdikhai, Shutterstock Pascal Scherrer, Southern Cross University This week in Paris, negotiators from around the world are…
June 15, 2023
Microplastics are in our fertilisers and soils, yet we know next to nothing about their environmental and health impacts
Martin Henseler, Université Le Havre Normandie Gazprom’s decision to turn off the taps of Nord Stream 1 this…
September 29, 2022
Bone Fractures May Soon Be Healed By Injectable “Microbots”
It seems that there’s a giant push towards truly unique means of improving the field of medicine for…
February 14, 2022
Sustainable Plastics Sourced from Sugars Become the Next Sweet Breakthrough
The chase is on for scientists to search for our next big leap in plastics technology, as the…
February 13, 2022
This New Film Can Help Food Stay Fresh Longer—And It’s Made Out of Corn
The circumstances circling the simple act of storing your food plagues kitchens the world over. Diners and chefs…
January 17, 2022
New Recyclable Thermoset Polymer Is Based Off of Wood Lignin
Materials scientists and engineers would be the first to tell you that there are primarily two kinds of…
December 9, 2021