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Scientists Transform Recycled Waste Plastic into Durable Housing Components

Scientists Transform Recycled Waste Plastic into Durable Housing Components

The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve.

15 Sep 2026

Researchers Develop First Recyclable Flame Retardant Composite Material Ever

Researchers Develop First Recyclable Flame Retardant Composite Material Ever

Korean researchers have developed, for the first time, a recyclable flame-retardant composite that overcomes a fundamental limitation of conventional flame-retardant composites, which cannot be recycled once cured, while maintaining excellent flame resistance.

8 Sep 2026

Novel Chemical Process Separates Current Collectors While Simultaneously Replenishing Lithium Ions

Novel Chemical Process Separates Current Collectors While Simultaneously Replenishing Lithium Ions

As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow, the disposal of spent EV batteries is emerging as a major social and environmental challenge. Wastewater generated during conventional battery recycling processes can contain high concentrations of heavy metals, posing risks of soil and groundwater contamination.

8 Sep 2026

Can Biochar Help Anammox Wastewater Treatment Get Over Its Slow Start?

Can Biochar Help Anammox Wastewater Treatment Get Over Its Slow Start?

Biochar's properties may optimize anammox in wastewater treatment, facilitating nitrogen removal and energy efficiency through enhanced microbial interactions.

1 Sep 2026

Microplastics Can Reshape How Vegetables Absorb “Forever Chemicals”

Microplastics Can Reshape How Vegetables Absorb “Forever Chemicals”

PFASs are persistent synthetic chemicals widely used in industrial and consumer products because of their water- and oil-resistant properties.

19 Aug 2026

Watercycle Technologies Secures £1 m Government Grant to Advance UK Battery Recycling Technology

Watercycle Technologies Secures £1 m Government Grant to Advance UK Battery Recycling Technology

Watercycle Technologies has secured £1 million in grant funding provided by the UK Government for CAMCYCLE, a £2 million project to demonstrate a new approach to recycling lithium-ion batteries and producing new battery materials in the UK.

From Watercycle Technologies Ltd 17 Aug 2026

Solar Power’s Looming Crisis: Growing PV Waste Could Turn Into a $100 Billion Industry

Solar Power’s Looming Crisis: Growing PV Waste Could Turn Into a $100 Billion Industry

The world’s rapid shift to solar power is creating a massive new waste problem, with up to 402 million tons of discarded solar panels projected to accumulate globally by 2060, according to new research involving Adelaide University.

13 Aug 2026

Transforming Plastic Waste Into Ultra-Strong Underwater Adhesive

Transforming Plastic Waste Into Ultra-Strong Underwater Adhesive

Mary Danielson was stuck. Literally. Doing her post-graduate research at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), she was aiming to break down plastic waste.

12 Aug 2026

Scientists Turn One of the World's Most Hated Plastics Into Premium Lubricant

Scientists Turn One of the World's Most Hated Plastics Into Premium Lubricant

Virginia Tech chemist and chemical engineer Guoliang “Greg” Liu and his lab have developed a process that converts the plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into polyalphaolefin, a key component in lubricants such as engine oil.

6 Aug 2026

Space Biosphere Company Launches Mission to Tackle Dairy Waste

Space Biosphere Company Launches Mission to Tackle Dairy Waste

A company that helped design how astronauts grow and recycle food in space is now applying that thinking to the critical problem of dairy waste here on Earth.

4 Aug 2026

CO-A Analyzer for Quantitative Carbon Monoxide Analysis

CO-A Analyzer for Quantitative Carbon Monoxide Analysis

The CO-A Analyzer delivers quantitative carbon monoxide analysis while resolving overlapping signals from nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane.

From Hiden Analytical

Hybrid AEM Electrolyzer: M-Class

Hybrid AEM Electrolyzer: M-Class

Drive costs down on your next hydrogen production project with the hybrid AEM electrolyzer.

From Power to Hydrogen

Antaris™ IGS Industrial Gas Analyzer for Plant Process Applications

Antaris™ IGS Industrial Gas Analyzer for Plant Process Applications

Measure 100+ gases with research-grade speed and sensitivity using the Antaris™ IGS gas analyzer built for plant and process use.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Powering Sustainable Innovation

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