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May 9, 2024 | Industry News
In a study in ACS Nano, researchers describe swarms of microscale robots (microrobots) that captured bits of plastic and bacteria from water. Afterward, the bots were decontaminated and reused...
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Apr 10, 2024 | Industry News
In a recent article published in the journal Angewandte Chemie, prof. Dr Alex Plajer, junior professor of Macromolecular Chemistry, and his team show that incompatible building blocks can be...
Apr 3, 2024 | Industry News
Dow has formulated a breakthrough option of polyolefin elastomers (POE)-based artificial leather. It is a solution that addresses the automotive industry’s need to shift towards increasingly...
Mar 22, 2024 | Industry News
The World Health Organization has identified the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or “superbugs,” as a global threat and has called for the urgent development of novel antibiotics...
Mar 20, 2024 | Industry News
LG Chem announced on the 20th that it will exhibit eco-friendly plastic materials made from carbon dioxide at Cosmoprof Bologna 2024, to be held from March 21 in Bologna, Italy, to secure customers...
Mar 18, 2024 | Industry News
Research scientists from Dow have developed a novel architecture for polyethylene (PE). This differentiated long-chain branched PE offers asset flexibility. It has the potential to reduce carbon...
Feb 19, 2024 | Industry News
Sway has revealed a breakthrough technology that, for the first time, will enable seaweed to replace flexible plastics at scale. Sway is a California-based startup creating seaweed-based, home...
Feb 15, 2024 | Industry News
The college’s Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) is partnering with the UK Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. The research centers on an intriguing solution...
Feb 8, 2024 | Industry News
Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have developed a “pluripotent plastic.” Like pluripotent stem cells which can give rise to any type of adult cell...
Feb 1, 2024 | Industry News
Scientists at King’s College London have developed an innovative solution for recycling single-use bioplastics commonly used in disposable items such as coffee cups and food containers...