Durable plastic gets a sustainability makeover in novel polymerization process
Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...
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From bowling balls to hip joints: Chemists create recyclable alternative to durable plastics
Researchers have developed a recyclable alternative to a durable class of plastics used for items like car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.
Cornell Researchers Create First-of-Its-Kind Durable and Recyclable Plastic
Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...
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Durable Plastic Gets Sustainability Makeover
Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls - these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, known for extreme ...
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Your brain is full of microplastics: are they harming you?
Plastics have infiltrated every recess of the planet, including your lungs, kidneys and other sensitive organs. Scientists ...
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Ylift provides non-surgical rejuvenation
Dr. Diane Bowen at Golden Isles Center for Plastic surgery is a board-certified plastic surgeon that has been in practice for ...
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Hillenbrand sells majority stake in Milacron machinery business to Bain Capital for $287M
Hillenbrand Inc. has announced the sale of a 51 percent stake in its Milacron injection molding and extrusion machinery ...
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Seed oil-based polymer should survive a day in the rain but degrade within years in the sea
Researchers create polyesteramides from brassylic acid and explore their potential as a replacement for polyethylene ...
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New 3D printing process creates recyclable plastics that stretch and flex
Nature often demonstrates extraordinary ingenuity in material design, where structure dictates function. Examples include the ...