Tag: PlasticStar
Examining Solar Panel Materials at the Microscale
by National Institute of Standards and Technology
Examining Solar Panel Materials at the Microscale: Before making the investment in an array of solar panels, potential buyers...
Making Nanodiamonds out of Bottle Plastic
by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Making Nanodiamonds out of Bottle Plastic: What goes on inside planets like Neptune and Uranus? To find out, an...
New Packaging could Lower Plastic Industry’s Carbon Footprint
New Packaging could Lower Plastic Industry's Carbon Footprint: Plastics are harming the planet—that is a fact. But like it or not, they are an...
Company Converts Waste Plastic into Recyclable Material
VTT spinoff Olefy uses gasification technology to turn plastic waste into high-value virgin-grade plastics.
Company Converts Waste Plastic into Recyclable Material: A process that could...
Engineers Create Titanium Alloy using 3D Printing
by Monash University
Engineers Create Titanium Alloy using 3D Printing: A world-first study led by Monash University engineers has demonstrated how cutting-edge 3D-printing techniques can be...
Gauge the Health of Next-Gen Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Gauge the Health of Next-Gen Batteries for Electric Vehicles: Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have demonstrated that electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) can be a...
Breakthrough Carbon Capture Conversion for Ethylene Production
by Laura Fletcher, University of Illinois at Chicago
Breakthrough Carbon Capture Conversion for Ethylene Production: A team of researchers led by Meenesh Singh at University of...
Designed to Adapt: Living Materials are the Future of Sustainable Building
Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building: Working together across disciplines, researchers from Penn State and the University of Freiburg...
Bare Polymers Allows the Creation of Unique Hybrid Materials
Bare Polymers Allows the Creation of Unique Hybrid Materials: Bare aromatic polymers have the potential to be used in a wide range of high-performance...
Polymer Microlattice Benefits from Some Slow Heating
Polymer Microlattice Benefits from Some Slow Heating: Developing a lightweight material that is both strong and highly ductile has been regarded as a long-desired...