Polymers – Page 12
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FeatureUsing ions to connect life to machines
Ionotronic materials are beginning to show how life’s signals can be aligned with electronics. James Urquhart speaks to the scientists who are exploring the emerging frontier
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BusinessDow to cut 2000 jobs worldwide
Cuts prompted by slowdown in high value construction and automotive materials
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BusinessReducing food waste by touch
Mimica’s tactile food labels know better than best-before dates
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BusinessIneos to buy BP petrochemicals businesses for $5bn
Deal covers 14 acetyls and aromatics manufacturing plants and 10 joint ventures
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Article2D chromatography for precision polymer analysis
How comprehensive 2D chromatography helps scientists hit polymer analysis sweet spots
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ArticleEngineering a green approach to analytical chemistry
Six decades of industry insight and research partnerships inform Waters’ green analytical chemistry
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ArticleEco-packaging solutions that begin and end their life cycle in the ground
Plant-based packaging that can be recycled or home-composted makes design for circularity a realistic goal
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ArticleSafety and sustainability of plastic: How the circular economy is relevant
Global warming and ocean pollution are among the most publicly discussed topics in society today – and a circular economy relevant to both
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ArticleNow you see it... Wrapping that dissolves in water
Whether it’s recyclable, compostable or repulpable, Kuraray has all product and packaging needs covered
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ArticleSustainable solutions for plastics: the future role of lignins
Could lignins provide a sustainable alternative to petroleum in plastics development?
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ResearchWriggling worms help explain how certain polymers move and flow
Experiments with live worms may shed light on mysterious biological processes governed by the behavior of tiny moving filaments
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ResearchElectrochemistry steers microplastics management in the right direction
Microchannel with strategically placed wires sorts plastic particles according to type
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ResearchHydrogel boosts power of self-cooling solar panels
Material that sucks water from air increases solar cells’ performance by up to 19%
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ResearchSix-month validation behind polymer that prevents biofilm growth
Zwitterionic surface could cut infections by repelling bacteria
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OpinionAddressing the plastics problem
Sustainability must be fully incorporated into material design
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FeatureThe plastic sorting challenge
Before we can recycle many plastics, they must be sorted into separate streams. Angeli Mehta finds out how
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ResearchSpectroscopy from space lets satellites spy out ocean plastic patches
The technique could show where and how floating plastic patches form, and raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans
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OpinionPlastics and pandemics
The Covid-19 pandemic is our top priority but the plastic problem isn’t going away
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OpinionReducing plastic waste in the lab
It’s time to confront the amount of plastic that’s thrown away by scientists each year
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