The role of entanglements can determine the mechanical properties of glass polymer blends. In a new report now published on Science Advances, Cynthia Bukowski and a research team in polymer science and biomolecular engineering ...
To synthesize plastic, small monomer molecules need to be strung together like beads in a necklace, creating long polymer chains.
Polymers
Aug 13, 2021
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838
Scientists no longer have to worry about their bottles of mouse sperm breaking in transit. Researchers in Japan have developed a way to freeze dry sperm on a plastic sheet in weighing paper so that samples can withstand being ...
Other
Aug 5, 2021
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Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products.
Materials Science
Jun 10, 2021
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the Netherlands and one in Germany has created a list of the 1000 rivers around the globe that are pouring the most plastics into the world's oceans. In their ...
Plastics are a part of nearly every product we use on a daily basis. The average person in the U.S. generates about 100 kg of plastic waste per year, most of which goes straight to a landfill. A team led by Corinne Scown, ...
Polymers
Apr 22, 2021
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Millions of tons of plastic end up in landfills every year. It's a big societal problem and an even larger environmental threat.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 22, 2021
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360
Biodegradable plastics have been advertised as one solution to the plastic pollution problem bedeviling the world, but today's "compostable" plastic bags, utensils and cup lids don't break down during typical composting and ...
Polymers
Apr 21, 2021
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In considering materials that could become the fabrics of the future, scientists have largely dismissed one widely available option: polyethylene.
Materials Science
Mar 15, 2021
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538
Following bans on plastic microbeads in wash-off cosmetics, a new study weighs up the environmental costs of alternatives.
Environment
Dec 14, 2020
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