New pilot plant converts unsorted plastic waste into oil in 30 mins
A mobile pilot plant has been designed to convert various types of plastic waste into oil. Developed by…
Chinese and Dutch scientists turn corn to sustainable plastic, inspired by spider silk
Scientists from China and the Netherlands have created a corn protein-based biopolymer with a process inspired by spider…
Scientists Create “Living” Materials That Crawl, Walk, and Dig on Their Own
When the rods and motors are placed in a two-dimensional lattice, the structure behaves differently on a large…
“Learning Gives Our Metamaterials the Ability to Evolve”: Scientists Invent Intelligent Materials That Learn, Change Shape, and Move on Their Own
University of Amsterdam researchers have unveiled a new type of human-made ‘metamaterials’ that can learn, change shape, and…
Researchers issue warning after uncovering ‘concerning’ pattern among wildlife: ‘The clock is ticking’
The Arctic, long considered one of the planet’s last great sanctuaries, is changing at a pace that is…