Illinois Researchers Develop Synthetic Materials that Self-Repair
Researchers from the University of Illinois have developed nonliving, synthetic materials that can heal and regenerate in a way that is reminiscent of some living…
Plastic
Zeolite Catalyst Creates P-Xylene from Biomass
Chemical engineers at UMass Amherst have discovered a high-yield method of making plastic bottles from biomass. By using a zeolite catalyst capable of transforming glucose…
Trip to Rainforest Yields Organisms Capable of Degrading Polyurethane
Yale undergraduates participating in Yale’s Rainforest Expedition and Laboratory course had their findings on organisms capable of degrading polyurethane published in the journal Applied and…
Ecuador Rainforest Fungus Survives on Polyurethane without Oxygen
Polyurethane is one of the most commonly used plastics in different types of products, but it’s also one that takes an extremely long period of…