par Frédéric PELASCINI | 17 Nov 2019 | Actualités
Scientists have been working on developing adhesives for the marine environment that are inspired by organisms that fix themselves to underwater surfaces, like mussels. These catechol-based glues are easily oxidized and so eventually lose their adhesiveness, making...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 17 Nov 2019 | Actualités
Next-generation polymers developed in the lab must become stretchable and self-healing to form novel skin-like sensory devices to meet the demands of futuristic electronic skin applications. Although researchers have made notable advances in skin-inspired electronic...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 17 Nov 2019 | Actualités
A team of researchers from the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, both in Canada, has developed a new kind of glue that is able to bond polyethylene materials together. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group explains how...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 17 Nov 2019 | Actualités
La fédération des entreprises du recyclage Federec fait le point sur la collecte et le recyclage des plastiques en France en 2018. Si la collecte augmente légèrement, le chiffre d’affaires baisse en raison d’une saturation du marché européen sur les...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 17 Nov 2019 | Actualités
Everybody is talking about microplastics. But the amount of microplastics in air and water is small compared to another polymer that pollutes our air and water — and therefore our organism: Micro rubber. These are the finest particles from tyre abrasion, which...
par Frédéric PELASCINI | 17 Nov 2019 | Actualités
A microscopic polymer in the form of a common kitchen implement could give industry exquisite control over coatings. Bottlebrush copolymers have long been a topic of study for Rafael Verduzco, a chemical and biomolecular engineer at Rice University’s Brown...
