Tiny bits of plastic, or microplastics, have been showing up all over the globe. As they move through the environment, some of these pieces can wind up contaminating food or… Read More »We all unknowingly eat plastic, which may host toxic pollutants
What happens when you smash a plastic bottle? It squishes. What about a glass bottle? It breaks. In engineering lingo, that means plastic is tough and glass is strong. Most… Read More »Engineers borrow a tree’s cellulose to toughen new materials
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Researchers from the labs of Lan Yang, the Edwin H. & Florence G. Skinner Professor, and Xuan “Silvia” Zhang, associate professor, at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University… Read More »New parity-time symmetric system opens up range of wavelengths to researchers, engineers
Rice University chemists treat waste plastic to absorb carbon dioxide from flue gas streams more efficiently than current processes. Go to Source Author: