Polymer science has made possible rubber tires, Teflon and Kevlar, plastic water bottles, nylon jackets among many other ubiquitous features of daily life. Elastic polymers, known as elastomers, can be stretched and released ...
Polymers
Oct 7, 2021
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Last year, Australian kids hounded parents for Ooshies—character-based plastic collectibles distributed by supermarket chain Woolworths. But like the attention span of a five year old, the contentious marketing campaign ...
Environment
Jul 1, 2021
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The International Space Station (ISS) is not only the largest and most sophisticated orbiting research facility ever built, it is arguably the most important research facility we have. With its cutting-edge facilities and ...
Space Exploration
Jun 1, 2021
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As part of a laboratory experiment, Rebecca Holmes examined water bottles that had been acquired from abroad expecting to find bisphenol A (BPA), a human-made component commonly found in polycarbonate plastics used to make ...
Materials Science
Apr 29, 2021
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Scientists at the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics (iCOUP), an Energy Frontier Research Center led by Ames Laboratory, have discovered a chemical process that provides biodegradable, valuable chemicals, which ...
Materials Science
Apr 15, 2021
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Microplastics have reached the farthest corners of the Earth, including remote fjords and even the Mariana Trench, one of the deepest parts of the ocean. Recently, yet another distant area of our planet has been found to ...
Environment
Apr 2, 2021
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Robert Levis dumped chunks of a whitish substance into a beaker of water, and immediately the liquid began frothing and churning like a sorcerer's potion, spewing plumes of fog across the table of his office at Temple University.
Materials Science
Mar 22, 2021
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Authorities say Flint's water meets federal safety guidelines, outperforming comparable cities. Residents remain unconvinced.
Environment
Oct 29, 2020
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The coronavirus pandemic has complicated, well, everything, including everyday efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle.
Environment
Aug 28, 2020
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University of Arkansas scientists are part of an international team that has discovered a two-dimensional ferroelectric material just two atoms thick.
Nanomaterials
Aug 25, 2020
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