Scientists Turn Common Plastic Waste Into Fuel Using Heated Salts
A molten-salt process could turn common polyethylene waste into fuel at unusually low temperatures. Credit: Stock Common plastic…
Cosmetic microneedles deliver actives where creams struggle
By opening temporary microscopic channels in the skin, microneedle patches could help next-generation cosmetics deliver stronger results, from…
New polymer hydrogel contact lenses heal scratches with UV light
Contact lenses are a great vision correction option for many, but if one of them gets damaged, there is little to do other…
Optical fibre gripper for high-performance 3D micromanipulation
Volpe, G. et al. Roadmap for optical tweezers. J. Phys. Photon. 5, 022501 (2023). Article Google Scholar Zhang,…
Blood proteins can help build conductive polymers in the brain
Researchers at Purdue University have harnessed a protein in blood to assemble conducting polymers, potentially opening the…
Can recycled lab gloves capture carbon dioxide?
The world is facing a climate crisis and a plastic waste crisis. Aarhus University chemist Troels Skrydstrup…
Creating Matter with Light: Breakthrough Method Creates Electrodes Using Visible Light
Linköping University scientists have used visible light to create electrodes from conductive plastics without the need for toxic…
AI streamlines search for recyclable food packaging polymers, study finds
Researchers from Cornell University in the US have streamlined the process of identifying chemically recyclable polymers using AI…
Chemistry in Pictures: Predicting a polymer palette
Structural color, which comes from light waves interacting with matter on the nanoscale, is found in many places…
Polymer physics offers fresh perspectives on neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have applied ideas from polymer physics to illuminate the mechanism behind a key…
Plastics recycling is in trouble
Key Insights Many large consumer product companies are falling short of the plastics recycling targets they set…
Radical-enhanced photo-activated ultralong organic phosphorescence
Photophysical properties of the guests in crystal Three compounds r-MOP, s-MOP, and MOP were designed as the guests,…