Plastics: Then and Now
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2024 April ‘Power Plants’ Harvest Energy from Rain and Wind Artificial plants that harvest energy from rain and wind could be used to power environmental sensors and other outdoor electronics. New Machine-Learning Method to Speed Chemical Discovery A new ... -
Artificial Photosynthesis to Make the Building Blocks of Green Plastics
__ April 2024 A key ingredient in biodegradable plastics can be produced by artificial photosynthesis, potentially reducing the green plastic industry’s dependence on petrochemical precursors. Fumaric acid (C 4 H 4 O 4) is a key building block in the biode ... -
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2024 March Abundant Nanoplastics Found in Bottled Water A new study finds that any given bottle of water contains tens of thousands of nanoplastic particles.... A Functional Semiconductor Made from Graphene Silicon has long been the king of the semiconduc ... -
Purdue’s Davidson School of Chemical Engineering Launches Research Area Endowments
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2023 November Steam Condenser Coating Could Net Huge Efficiency Improvement A new hydrophobic coating for steam condensers could boost the efficiency of coal and natural gas power generation by up to 2%. A Surprising Barrier to the Green Energy Job Transi ... -
Developing a Group of Microbes to Break Down Plastic Waste
__ November 2023 The stubborn problem of plastic waste has led to many efforts to use microbes to break down polymers into something reusable. But single strains of microbes often struggle to act on mixed substrates. Sometimes, the products of the breakdow ... -
Considering Thermoplastic Valves for Industrial Applications
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Preventing Kinking in Tubing: Strategies for Reliable Fluid Transfer
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2023 September Drought Could Hamper Hydroelectric Power in the West Western states that rely on hydroelectric power could struggle to produce sufficient electricity as drought becomes an increasingly persistent problem.... Modifying Mosquitos to Prevent M ...