Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...

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The breakthrough offers a promising new approach to reducing plastic pollution through photocatalysis, a metabolic pathway also used by fungi.

Lightweight, high-strength polymer composites are essential to modern engineering, but their production has long been hindered by complexity, inefficiency, and reliance on manual adjustments. A study ...

The rapid global transition toward sustainable and renewable energy systems is driving an urgent need for advanced materials that combine high efficiency, ...

A persistent driver is the demand for lightweight materials that retain mechanical integrity under thermal and chemical stress. High-performance polymers, exemplified by polyether ether ketone (PEEK), ...

But here’s the challenge: traditional QA/QC methods are often slow, hands-on, and destructive. They rely on solvent-based extraction or other time-consuming processes that are unable to keep up with ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Minoru Tanaka)(TOKYO:4118) has decided to significantly increase production capacity for KANEKA Biodegradable ...

Polyamide 6 (PA 6) and polyamide 66 (PA 66) continue to anchor the engineering plastics market, but recent developments across the value chain suggest a structural shift in how producers are managing ...