Researchers at the University of Bath have discovered a renewable, bio-based polymer membrane capable of efficiently capturing toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water, offering a potential new route to ...

“It is extremely important that the construction sector continues to develop innovative ways to combat climate change. Renewable solutions such as renewable Neste RE feedstock for polymers can play a ...

As the global demand for polymers and plastics intensifies, an unsettling statistic from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development reveals that only 9% of these materials were ...

Is there such a thing as a fully sustainable gas pipeline? French utility network operator GRDF and petrochemicals giant INEOS certainly seem to think so. Both companies have come together to announce ...

UD engineers are the lead inventors on a new patent for making piezoelectric devices, such as sensors and actuators, using Nodax®, a biodegradable, bio-based polymer. Every year, more than 400 million ...

Nylon is a representative plastic material used throughout our daily lives, from clothing to automobiles. However, most of ...

The U.S. Dept. of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office awarded ZymoChem a $4.0 million grant. The funding is in support of the DOE’s Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap, which seeks to decarbonize the ...

Covation Biomaterials has introduced a new bio-based alternative to petroleum-derived polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG), aiming to reduce the environmental impact of high-performance polymers ...

A new method for connecting neurons in neuromorphic wetware has been developed. The wetware comprises conductive polymer wires grown in a three-dimensional configuration, done by applying square-wave ...