AI-Powered Recycling Robot Could Help Solve Plastic Waste Crisis
Researchers create a robot that sorts soft plastic Technology could be a boon for the recycling industry Engineering researchers are developing a unique method to…
Researchers create a robot that sorts soft plastic Technology could be a boon for the recycling industry Engineering researchers are developing a unique method to…
Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study by researchers from Sweden,…
Adding absorbent nanoparticles to polymer membranes simplifies desalination. University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered a way to simplify the removal of toxic metals. like…
Conquering a chemical challenge to control the structure of a polymer opens a path to better biosensors. A new organic (carbon-based) semiconducting material has been…
Scientists develop a method to reuse previously non-recyclable plastic. Biodegradable plastics are supposed to be good for the environment. However, because they are specifically made…
Bacteria found in the rumen, one of the compartments that make up the cow stomach, can break down plastics, representing an eco-friendly way to reduce…
Using fundamental calculations of molecular interactions, they created a catalyst with 100% selectivity in producing propylene, a key precursor to plastics and fabric manufacturing. Researchers…
Plastic is practical, cheap, and incredibly popular. Every year, more than 350 million metric tons are produced worldwide. These plastics contain a huge variety of…
New research makes popular compound cheaper and better for the environment. A process using a light-sensitive chemical can drastically reduce cost and energy consumption to…
Scientists find a way to efficiently use visible light from the sun to break down CO2, open doors to novel means of alleviating global warming….
Small pieces of plastic are everywhere, stretching from urban environments to pristine wilderness. Left to their own devices, it can take hundreds of years for…
Around the world, a huge amount of research and development work is currently being done on carbon-containing, or organic, molecules that emit colored light after…
Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, created…
Silk proteins formed fibers, crosslinks, and iron complexes similar to those used by the sea creatures. If you have ever tried to chip a mussel…
Using an advanced microscopy technique, Texas A&M researchers have uncovered a twin boundary defect in a soft polymer that has never been observed before. Texas…
Chemically synthesized short DNA sequences are extremely important ingredients with countless uses in research laboratories, hospitals, and in industry, like in the method for identifying…
Polymer-eating enzymes embedded in plastic allow programmed degradation. Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but…
A High-Conductivity N-Type Polymeric Ink for Printed Electronics Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way…