California banned polystyrene. Has the plastic industry spooked the governor into silence?
SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic ...
Researchers led by University of Washington Nobel winner achieve a scientific breakthrough
A team from the University of Washington led by Nobel laureate David Baker is using artificial intelligence to design ...
AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...
Enzymes are the engines of life − machine learning tools could help scientists design new ones to tackle disease and climate change
Enzymes significantly speed up the chemical reactions that keep you alive. Researchers are using AI to create new ones to tackle modern challenges.
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Scientists Create Ultra-Strong, Biodegradable Wood Straws to Replace Plastic
All-natural straws crafted from delignified wood and chitosan demonstrate superior strength and hydro-stability, paving the ...
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Recycling breakthrough for thermosets / Material touted as fully chemically recyclable, biodegradable
Recycling breakthrough for thermosets / Material touted as fully chemically recyclable, biodegradable — By Plasteurope.com ...
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Scientists use AI to design life-like enzymes from scratch
Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design brand-new enzymes that can go through multi-step reactions, a ...
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Report finds high levels of plastic chemicals in dining hall food
A December report by PlasticList found that Stanford beans, chicken, rice and cauliflower contain above-average amounts of ...
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New 3D printing process creates recyclable plastics that stretch and flex
Nature often demonstrates extraordinary ingenuity in material design, where structure dictates function. Examples include the ...
As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains
They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...
Cornell Researchers Create First-of-Its-Kind Durable and Recyclable Plastic
Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...
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Esa Arola works to solve the circular economy challenges of plastics: “Chemical engineering is extremely practical”
Esa Arola ended up studying chemical engineering because his friend recommended it. The hands-on studies led him to solve plastics’ circular economy challenges as a research engineer. You have not yet ...