Polymers – Page 8
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ResearchNanobots snap up pollutants with their polymer ‘hands’ to clean up water
Magnetically-guided system can trap arsenic and herbicide atrazine
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ResearchCatalyst-free strategy allows Raft polymers to be unzipped for recycling
The approach exploits active end groups produced during the polymerisation process to regenerate the starting monomers in excellent yield
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NewsWorld agrees to sign up to a treaty to control plastic and chemical pollution
New advisory panel on chemicals and waste will also be set up, modelled on the IPCC
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NewsProgress made towards a global plastics treaty covering waste
The first legally binding international agreement to curb plastic pollution could be agreed to in 2024
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ResearchArray of compounds found in plastics promote fat cell formation in vitro
A third of thousands of chemicals that leach from consumer polymers linked to the development of fat cells
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OpinionJim West’s marvellous microphone
Ainissa Ramirez highlights an African American scientist who created one of the most used technologies of our modern age, but whose name is barely known by the general public
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FeatureBetter skiing through chemistry
While elite sports have been improved by materials science, for disabled athletes the developments can be life-changing. Aisha Al-Janabi reports
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NewsEarth’s limits pushed by chemical pollution as UN environment meeting nears
Plastic and chemical production has overtaken our ability to control it, study finds
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FeatureA test of strength for artificial muscles
Scientists trying to copy natural muscles have several problems to overcome, Clare Sansom finds
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ResearchPolymerisation used to synthesise 2D material inside living cells
Sheets are larger than those cells can take up and the technique could find uses in imaging
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WebinarHow polluting is plastic?
Find out the impact plastic waste has on the natural environment, from both the chemical, and microbial point of view, and how natural processes can be used to deal with plastic waste and convert into value-added products.
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BusinessChemours under fire for trying to exempt fluorochemicals from EU regulation
European Court of Justice will rule on whether GenX chemicals should be listed as substances of very high concern
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ResearchGiant molecular cage protects plastic-eating enzyme
Caged protein withstands temperatures much hotter than its usual melting point and becomes 1000 times more resistant to solvents
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ResearchSunlight transforms plastic into tens of thousands of new compounds
Marine plastics don’t persist forever, sun exposure can break them down into extremely complex chemical compounds in just weeks
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ResearchEggshell-ent MOFs made from sustainable precursors
Green starting materials for calcium-based frameworks
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BusinessMassive fire at UK polyurethanes plant
One worker remains missing a week after Leamington Spa incident
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ResearchThis smartwatch will self-destruct in 40 hours
Electronic waste recycling made easy with this dissolvable device
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ResearchClever ring-strain engineering creates infinitely recyclable polymer – but are they ready to compete with commercial plastics?
Ultra-stable polymer that can be broken down into its feedstock could be a foot in the door to a circular plastics economy
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ResearchGlass folded into intricate origami shapes
Embedding silica particles into a polymer creates a bendable material that can be converted into glass
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WebinarIs chemical recycling of plastics the future?
Join us to find out how the existing recycling system works, where we are with chemical recycling, and the opportunities and challenges it presents for the future of recycling