Leaf-inspired bioplastic shrugs off liquids and biodegrades in soil
By Ben Coxworth
February 09, 2022
If you're designing a plastic for applications such as food packaging, you want it to stay clean but you don't want it to...
Perovskite solar modules with a marble look
From 2022, photovoltaics will be mandatory for all new buildings in Baden-Württemberg. From May, this will also affect private households, where the proportion of...
AeroSHARK thin film reduces drag on airplanes
When nature acts as a role model: Lufthansa Group and BASF introduce sharkskin technology
The shark is a true master of drag reduction: Lufthansa Technik...
Research and industry partnership helps forge 21st century metallurgy
At 12 years old, Gideon Crawford was making knives in the family basement, and now, as a Virginia Tech senior in the Department of...
If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle...
You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You’ve done something for the environment. But then...
UNDER PRESSURE: A NEW THEORY LETS US PREDICT WHEN SOFT MATERIALS...
Research led by UMass Amherst has major implications for polymer engineering
Researchers led by a team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced a...
Stronger materials could bloom with new images of plastic flow
Imagine dropping a tennis ball onto a bedroom mattress. The tennis ball will bend the mattress a bit, but not permanently – pick the...
New Report Underscores Need for Transparent Certification Process for Plastic Made...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week submitted its report, “An Assessment of Mass Balance Accounting Methods for Polymers Workshop Report,”...
Researchers say specialized printing, fabrication could carve out niche in ‘e-clothing’...
Scientists at Case Western Reserve University have developed an inexpensive way to transform an ordinary shirt into an electronic smart shirt—one able to monitor...
meet marée, a sea inspired chair collection made of 100% recycled...
THE INFLUENCE OF THE SEA
With the launch of the Marée range of chairs, designed by Jens Martin Skibsted, high-end furniture brand Montana Furniture is...
