A new process that converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a sunlight-powered process that uses old ...

Scientists are using sunlight to turn plastic waste into clean fuels like hydrogen, offering a breakthrough solution to both ...

Living things degrade, die, and decompose. Even when we turn plant and animal material into furniture or clothes, the process ...

Plastics are inherently dielectrics or electrical insulators, with electrons tightly bound within their covalent polymer chains, preventing the free flow of charge. This property makes them ...

A simplified explanation of how materials engineering applies to plastic recycling. Using real-world insight from a materials engineering degree, this video breaks down key concepts in an easy and ...

Researchers have developed a new type of plastic that can self-destruct on command. These ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

Requirement 2: Both thesis and non-thesis students will pick from one of the following Certificate programs and fulfill their required courses as an area of specialization (some of the certificate ...

CRRI, Dr Ch. RaviSekhar, said the project demonstrates how scientific innovation can simultaneously contribute to ...