par Frédéric PELASCINI | 24 Sep 2023 | Actualités
Liverpool chemists solve long-standing polymer science puzzle - Innovations Report Liverpool chemists make breakthrough in solving long-standing puzzle in polymer science. New research by the University of Liverpool’s Chemistry Department represents an important...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 24 Sep 2023 | Actualités
Lehigh University researchers make sand that flows uphill - Innovations Report Paper published in ‘Nature Communications’ details how applying magnetic forces to individual ‘microroller’ particles spurs collective motion—with counterintuitive results. Engineering...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 24 Sep 2023 | Actualités
New recycling method fights plastic waste Almost 80% of plastic in the waste stream ends up in landfills or accumulates in the environment. Scientists have now developed a technology that converts a conventionally unrecyclable mixture of plastic waste into useful...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 24 Sep 2023 | Actualités
New Method to Recycle PU Foams Using Non-toxic Catalysts A group of researchers at Northwestern University has developed a new recycling method for polyurethane foams, one of the most common types of plastic, that uses nontoxic, greener catalysts, as described in a...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 24 Sep 2023 | Actualités
Scientists Develop a Process to Upcycle Plastics into Energy-storage Chemicals Scientists from NTU Singapore have created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemicals useful for energy storage, using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a commercially available...