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Researchers Create Lotus-Stimulated Self-Cleaning Bioplastics That Repel Liquid and Dirt

A pioneering plastic created at RMIT University repels dirt and liquids—similar to a lotus leaf—then breaks down quickly once in soil.

9 Feb 2022

Process-Scale Chromatography Bed Supports

Porvair Sciences high performance, precision manufactured Vyon® porous plastics are perfect support materials for chromatographic resins used in the isolation and purification steps of pharmaceutical drug and vaccine production.

From Porvair Sciences Limited 9 Feb 2022

New Approach Could Turn Plastic Trash into Treasure

The United States generates more plastic trash than any other country – about 46.3 million tons of it -- or 287 pounds per person a year, according to a 2020 study.

8 Feb 2022

New Green Method to Make Polymer Production More Sustainable

A group of all-RIKEN chemists has developed a polymer that exhibits the potential to catalyze its formation in an eco-friendly solvent-free process.

7 Feb 2022

An Overview of Wood-Polymer Composites

One of the central elements of the circular economy concept is the value-added utilization of waste streams by industry. For example, recovering and recycling wood waste from construction and demolished structures is envisioned as a key part of achieving circularity in the construction industry.

2 Feb 2022

Producing Polymers from Sugars

Natural compounds display unique structures and stereoisomerism that can inform research into the creation of mechanically robust materials which display behavior defined by stereochemistry.

2 Feb 2022

Patterned Cuts in Textiles to Develop Auxetic Materials with Tailored Properties

Materials with auxetic properties are a current research focus in the textiles industry due to their physical properties that make them useful for a variety of purposes.

1 Feb 2022

Researchers Examine the Role of Solvent Additives in All-Polymer Blend Solar Cells' Performance

All-polymer blend solar cells are expected to play an important role in the transition to clean energy technologies because they can be easily produced in large-scale flexible sheets. However, their performance has lagged behind that of more traditional silicon alternatives, as well as other organic solar cells.

31 Jan 2022

KAUST-Developed Catalyst Could be the Key to Structural Diversity in Polymer Materials

A catalyst developed at KAUST could be the key to structural diversity in polymer materials and industrial-scale polymerizations involving multiple monomers.

25 Jan 2022

Researchers Observe the First Moments of Polymer Coil-to-Globule Transition

Polymer materials are used in every part of our life – from textile fibers to automotive engineering. Due to their functional properties like strength, durability, low weight, and many others, they are frequently applied in biomedicine.

24 Jan 2022

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Plastics and Polymers News

Researchers Create Lotus-Stimulated Self-Cleaning Bioplastics That Repel Liquid and Dirt

Process-Scale Chromatography Bed Supports

New Approach Could Turn Plastic Trash into Treasure

New Green Method to Make Polymer Production More Sustainable

An Overview of Wood-Polymer Composites

Producing Polymers from Sugars

Patterned Cuts in Textiles to Develop Auxetic Materials with Tailored Properties

Researchers Examine the Role of Solvent Additives in All-Polymer Blend Solar Cells' Performance

KAUST-Developed Catalyst Could be the Key to Structural Diversity in Polymer Materials

Researchers Observe the First Moments of Polymer Coil-to-Globule Transition

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

MX-Lab: Material Research & Alloying Machine

Using the LFA 717 HyperFlash for Light Flash Analysis

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NIR Spectroscopy Analysis of Fruit Juices

Determining Gravimetric Sample Composition of Mixtures with Unknown Constituents

The Role of Sulfur Analysis in Advancing Superalloy Performance

Thermogravimetric Testing of Plastic

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Plastics and Polymers News

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

1A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

2Machine Learning-Optimized Graphene Metamaterial Solar Absorber Using Al-TiN-Fe

3Novel Method for Accelerating Charging Rates in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

4New Membrane Technology Captures 99 % of Waste Aluminum

5Solid-Phase Recycling and Alloying of High-Strength Aluminum Scrap

6Scientists Advance X-Ray Technology with Innovative Hybrid Materials

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