Technology
New company aims to destroy PFAS with water
A Duke professor has started a new company intended to solve the problem of PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, with water. Forever chemicals are incredibly stable molecular compounds, which is why they are so difficult to destroy.
Research team develops wind turbine resin that can be recycled into valuable products
The blades of a wind turbine are typically designed to be replaced about every 20 years. As wind energy becomes increasingly popular, experts estimate that by 2050 more than two million tons of blade material could be decommissioned each year.…
Olefy Develops Infinitely Recyclable Material
Finland’s Olefy claims its new gasification process could turn waste plastic into virgin-grade materials an infinite number of times.
Scientists develop process to destroy forever chemicals
Scientists from Northwestern University claim to have developed a process that uses low temperatures and inexpensive, common reagents, to destroy PFAS compounds, leaving behind only benign end products.
NTU Singapore Transforms Aquaculture Waste Into New Biomaterial For Tissue Repair
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have recently developed a new biomaterial made entirely from an unexpected source: discarded bullfrog skin and fish scales. The new material could help in bone repair.
Scientists Discover New Material with Unseen Behaviour
Scientists have discovered a shocking fact about a material called Vanadium dioxide (VO2). According to research published in Nature Electronics, VO2 can remember previous external stimuli. Researchers say it could completely change the future of computer and storage devices.