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Polymers Pave Way for Wider Use of Recycled Tires in Asphalt

News - 14 Mar 2019

Each year, about 27 million tires end up in landfills, dumps and stockpiles, where they pose health and environmental hazards. These tires could get a second life as components of the roads they once...

Sulfur: Alternative to Carbon in the Manufacture of Polymers

News - 14 Feb 2019

Sulfur is an abundant chemical element and can be found as a mineral deposit across the world. It is a waste product from the refining of crude oil and gas in the petrochemicals industry, which...

Novel Process for Making Bioplastic Polymers from Microorganisms that Feed on Seaweed

News - 26 Dec 2018

A method for making bioplastic polymers that avoid the need for using fresh water or land—resources that are scanty in many regions across the globe—has been described in a new study...

Piezoelectric Ceramic Foam Could Dramatically Increase the Ability to Harvest Thermal and Mechanical Energy

News - 23 May 2018

According to Penn State scientists, a piezoelectric ceramic foam supported by a soft, elastic polymer support could enable a 10-fold increase in the capacity to harvest thermal and mechanical energy...

Water Treatment Through Self-Assembled Block Polymer Membranes

News - 7 May 2018

The freshwater resources across the globe are becoming scarce. The United Nations has reported that nearly 1.9 billion people are affected by water scarcity and another 2.1 billion people survive with...

New Hydrogels Enable Purification of Water Using Direct Sunlight

News - 4 Apr 2018

The United Nations has declared that 30,000 people die every week from drinking unsafe water. Despite the fact that a huge majority of these deaths happen in developing nations, unexpected water...

New Material Produces Fuel Cell Catalysts at Lower Cost

News - 23 Jan 2018

Fuel cells are capable of becoming a clean and efficient way to run computers, cars and power stations, but the cost of developing them is restricting their use. This is because a major component of...

CRISPR-Cas9 Tool May Accelerate Production of New Precursors for Biofuels, Specialty Polymers

News - 27 Jan 2016

A team led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has adapted the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system for use in a yeast strain that can produce useful lipids and polymers. The...

Argo Genesis Chemical Builds Bio-Polymer Processing Facility in Iowa State’s BioCentury Research Farm

News - 28 Aug 2015

Eric Cochran led the way, counterclockwise, from one 500-gallon industrial tank to another and then another. By the time he got to the 1,300-gallon holding tank at the end he had explained how Iowa...

NPL Adapts Innovative Fuel Cell Reference Electrode for use in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysers

News - 23 Feb 2015

Scientists from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a novel reference electrode, and are working with hydrogen energy system manufacturer ITM Power to aid the development of hydrogen...