Tag: PlasticStar
Shining Light on Why Plastics Turn Yellow
by American Chemical Society
Shining Light on Why Plastics Turn Yellow: If you own a retro gaming console or have an old roll of packing tape,...
Durable Coating Kills COVID Virus in Minutes
Polyurethane locks in the antimicrobial power of tea tree and cinnamon oils. The new technology could start making public spaces safer within a year.
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From Waste to Next-Gen Carbon Fiber
A new chemically designed lignin leads to stronger, lighter carbon fiber and better recycled plastics
From Waste to Next-Gen Carbon Fiber: Research from Washington University...
Materials at Mesoscale may be Bridge to Next-Gen Devices
by Matthew Carroll, Pennsylvania State University
Materials at Mesoscale may be Bridge to Next-Gen Devices: A newly developed model may serve as a bridge between quantum...
Material Emits Pulses of Super Fluorescent Light
Material Emits Pulses of Super Fluorescent Light: Researchers looking to synthesize a brighter and more stable nanoparticle for optical applications found that their creation...
A New Concept for Low Cost Batteries
Made from inexpensive, abundant materials, an aluminum-sulfur battery could provide low-cost backup storage for renewable energy sources.
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
A New Concept for...
Hidden Nanostructures in Cells and Tissues
Separating densely packed molecules before imaging allows them to become visible for the first time.
Anne Trafton | MIT News Office
Hidden Nanostructures in Cells and Tissues: Inside...
Create Blue Light from a Promising Material
by Kathleen Haughney, Florida State University
Create Blue Light from a Promising Material: A Florida State University research team has developed a new way to create...
Mimicking Termites to Generate New Materials
by Ben Peltz, California Institute of Technology
Mimicking Termites to Generate New Materials: Inspired by the way termites build their nests, researchers at Caltech have developed...
Molecular Simulations to Study Self-Assembling ‘Associating Polymers’
by Kaitlyn Landram, Carnegie Mellon University Materials Science and Engineering
Molecular Simulations to Study Self-Assembling 'Associating Polymers': When plastic materials are processed or recycled, their fundamental...
