A Game Changer for Diabetic Wound Treatment: New Material Speeds Up Healing
A new material has been discovered by scientists that can accelerate the healing of diabetic wounds with a single application. A new class of polymer…
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Scientists Astonished by Strange Material That Can Be Made Like Plastic but Conducts Like Metal
‘Like conductive Play-Doh’: breakthrough could point way to a new class of materials for electronic devices. University of Chicago scientists have discovered a way to…
New Bioplastic Breaks Down Into Recyclable Components Upon Command
Light-based upcycling: crosslinked polymers produced from biomass Society today would not be able to exist without plastics, from low-cost mass-produced items to specialized high-tech materials….
A New Method Causes Plastics To Break Down When Exposed to UV Light
Researchers from the University of Bath discovered that adding sugar units to polymers increases their degradability when exposed to UV radiation Many plastics that bear…
Worms With Superpowers – How a Special Type of Worm Can Quickly Break Down Plastics
A CSIC research team found that wax worm saliva contains enzymes that can initiate polyethylene degradation in a short period of time A CSIC research…
Everyday Plastic Products – Such As Coffee Cups – Release Trillions of Microscopic Particles Into Water
Plastics are all around us, whether it’s the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics…
New Polymer Membrane Tech Improves Carbon Capture Efficiency
Scientists have developed a new membrane technology that allows for more efficient removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from mixed gases, such as power plant emissions….
Plastic-Eating Enzyme Could Supercharge Recycling and Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste
A new enzyme variant can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. It was …
Environmentally Friendly, Self-Templating Supramolecular Polymer Synthesis
A green method for producing crystalline supramolecular fibers promises to make polymer production more sustainable. A polymer that catalyzes its own formation in an environmentally…
MIT Researchers Propose a New Way To Create Synthesizable Molecules
An efficient machine-learning method uses chemical knowledge to create a learnable grammar with production rules to build synthesizable monomers and polymers. Chemical engineers and materials…
Bacterial Enzyme Makes New Type of Biocompatible, Biodegradable Polymer
Strings of sugars called polysaccharides are the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Because of their versatile and environmentally friendly properties, these molecules could eventually replace…
Stronger and Faster Than Lightning: Scientists Achieve Rare Quantum State in Polycrystals
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Paderborn University, and the University of Konstanz have succeeded in achieving a rare quantum state. They…
Turning Trash Into Treasure: Chemists’ Radical Way To Make It Easier, More Profitable To Recycle Plastic
By modifying carbon-hydrogen bonds, chemists at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill transform plastic trash into tougher, stronger material. The United States generates more…
MIT’s New Plant-Derived Material Is Tough As Bone and Hard As Aluminum
The material could pave the way for sustainable plastics. The strongest part of a tree lies not in its trunk or its sprawling roots, but…
Rice University Creates Effective Recipe To Decontaminate Disposable COVID Facemasks at Home
Heating PPE to the right degree kills 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 virus without degrading material. Here’s the recipe to decontaminate a disposable facemask: Heat it at…
Binding Polymer Discovery Gives 3D-Printed Sand Super Strength
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a novel polymer to bind and strengthen silica sand for binder jet additive manufacturing,…
New Material Derived From Trees Could Pave Way for Better, Safer Batteries
A material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. In pursuit of batteries that deliver more power and operate more safely,…
Plants From Plastics: Transforming Bio-Based Polymers Into Fertilizer
Plastics have taken the world by storm over the last century, finding applications in virtually every aspect of our lives. However, the rise of these…
