Tag: sustainability
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...
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...
New Method for Recycling Polystyrene
New Method for Recycling Polystyrene: Ocean trash and overflowing landfills have drawn widespread attention to the plastic waste that we put into our environment....
Plastic that is Degradable and Highly Recyclable
by University of Turku
Plastic that is Degradable and Highly Recyclable: A research group headed by senior researcher Jianwei Li at the MediCity Research Laboratory has...
Extruders to Solve Plastic Sustainability Problems
Battenfeld-Cincinnati to bring innovative water management solutions to K 2022 - Extruders to Solve Plastic Sustainability Problems
Extruders to Solve Plastic Sustainability Problems: At this...
Engineering Enzymes to Help Solve the Planet’s Plastic Problem
by University of Manchester
Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) have developed a new enzyme engineering platform toimprove plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution.
To...
A New Method Boosts Wind Farms’ Energy Output
David L. Chandler | MIT News Office
By modeling the conditions of an entire wind farm rather than individual turbines, engineers can squeeze more power out of...
Solar Kerosene: One Giant Leap for Humankind
By: Geoffrey Ozin
The production of kerosene directly from carbon dioxide and water promises to be a game-changer in the energy field.
Solar Kerosene: One Giant...
Designer Materials to Keep Plastic Out of Landfills
– By Alison Hatt
Scientists have designed a new material system to overcome one of the biggest challenges in recycling consumer products: mixed-plastic recycling. Their achievement will...
Making Hydropower Plants More Sustainable
Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.
Zach Winn | MIT News...
