A new paper in Energies, authored by Mansoor J. Alshehri of King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, has investigated the encapsulation of lithium atoms in different-sized spherical fullerenes.
By Reginald Davey
30 Sep 2022
Polyethylene plastics -; in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape -; are notoriously hard to recycle. They're sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they're recycled at all, they're melted into a polymer stew useful mostly for decking and other low-value products.
Queen Mary scientists have created a new type of nanomembrane that presents a less energy intensive way to fractionate hydrocarbons from crude oil.
It's not uncommon in the scientific world for a process to have many unique applications. For example, Idaho National Laboratory researchers have taken a water treatment technology and adapted it for another environmentally important function – selectively separating rare earth elements and transition metals.
Stanford scientists have created a 3D printing technology that aims to generate print instantly by combining different types of resin in a single element.
Palsgaard, a leader in plant-based additives for the plastics industry, has announced that its Einar® 611 bio-based anti-fog surfactant has been successfully specified by a major Korean supplier of food-grade polyethylene (PE) film solutions.
Products containing cannabidiol (CBD) have been popular since the legalization of hemp cultivation. The majority of these oils and lotions promise to relieve pain and other illnesses, but new research indicates that CBD may also serve another purpose: it may act as a bioplastic.
A team of researchers recently published a paper in the journal Energies that investigated the factors influencing the adoption of renewable energy (RE) in European Union (EU) countries.
By Samudrapom Dam
29 Sep 2022
In a paper recently published in the journal Ocean Engineering, researchers employed a free-surface vortex method for crude oil recovery, while studying its flow process in a vortex by carrying out scaled laboratory experiments.
By Chinmay Chari
29 Sep 2022
A team of scientists from Pakistan, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea has published a new paper on the usefulness of TiC MXene (titanium carbide MXene) cathodes in proposed lithium-air batteries. Their research has appeared online in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials.
By Reginald Davey
29 Sep 2022
A new paper published in the journal Materials has investigated strategies for characterizing visible parylene films, which have applicability as advanced coatings for various devices.
By Reginald Davey
29 Sep 2022
Scientists from Texas A&M AgriLife Research have created a system that uses carbon dioxide, or CO2, to create bioplastics, which could take the place of the non-biodegradable plastics currently in use.
In a paper recently published in the journal Bioresource Technology, researchers reviewed the integration of the concepts of green economics with the beneficial production of biosurfactants and their related applications. The advancements in their characterization, manufacture, as well as classification, were also explored.
By Chinmay Chari
29 Sep 2022
Gray and white flecks skitter erratically on a computer screen. A towering microscope looms over a landscape of electronic and optical equipment.
An interdisciplinary team of University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers has developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth. The new approach will allow researchers to build better soft robots that can navigate hard-to-reach places, complicated terrain, and potentially areas within the human body.