Renewable non-food biomass could potentially replace petrochemical raw materials to produce energy sources, useful chemicals, or a vast array of petroleum-based end products such as plastics, lubricants, paints, fertilizers, and vitamin capsules. In recent years, biorefineries which transform non-edible biomass into fuel, heat, power, chemicals, and materials have received a great deal of attention as a sustainable alternative to decreasing the reliance on fossil fuels.
Engineers have created a stretchable and tunable meta-skin that is capable of shielding objects from powerful radar waves.
Cooks are aware of the fact that often lumps are created when powder is dissolved in a liquid, like that witnessed in the case of polenta in water or semolina in milk.
Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon UK has launched an inline high speed colour measurement system, which measures the actual colour of the target by identifying their coordinates in the colour space.
A mechanical sponge with enhanced efficiency for clearing oil spills requires an interconnected structure, which allows water to flow through easily. Scientists from the Istituto Italiano di Technologia (IIT), Italy, have discovered the following findings, which have been published in the 2nd March 2016 issue of the Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.
It has been estimated that 10% of the total energy utilized in buildings across the U.S. can be attributed to window performance, costing building owners around $50 billion every year, yet the increasing cost of retrofitting windows or replacing them with an energy efficient coating seem to be a major hindrance.
ELIX Polymers, a leading manufacturer of ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) resins and derivatives in Europe with a 40-year track record, will introduce its ABS plating grades portfolio at the VDI “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” congress in Mannheim, Germany (March 9th and 10th).
Victrex and Smithers Rapra are to co-host an online workshop to evaluate the standard test methods for assessing high-performance polymers (and in particular, polyaryletherketones) in hot and sour oil and gas environment...
ELIX Polymers has announced that it is to invest in a new compounding line at its Tarragona site. The company’s planned investment is part of its strategic objective to become a leading manufacturer of high quality pre-colored ABS resins and derivatives as well as tailor-made specialties used in Automotive, Healthcare, Consumer, Appliances and Electronics applications.
When exposed to changes in temperature the shape of polymers often visibly change. New research, led by chemical engineering professor Mitch Anthamatten at the University of Rochester, has led to the development of a material capable of changing shape when exposed to body heat alone. This research paves the way for unique medical and other applications.
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