Up until now, scientists have always considered that the only possible way of producing plastic, one of the main materials in our civilization, is through modifying and altering fossil fuels, primarily oil. But now, a team of South Korean scientists has managed to produce the compound for the first time without using... |
23 November 2009
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Scientists at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB) have recently announced the creation of a new type of microcapsules, similar to the ones used in carbon-free paper, but much improved. They add that the new design is a significant improvement from the other type of microcapsules that burst and release thei... |
29 October 2009
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is probably one of the few places in the world you really don't want your ship to down near. What may seem like a chain of islands from well above turns out to be nothing but hundreds of miles of loosely bound trash, floating around in the Northern Pacific Ocean. But the accurate ... |
28 August 2009
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Removing oil or grease stains from kitchen and bathroom countertops, mirrors and garage floors with nothing but water may seem like a thing of science fiction, but the tools to do this are already in the works. At the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) annual meeting, in Washington DC, experts have showcased a ne... |
17 August 2009
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Scientists at the University of Washington, led by Associate Professor of Chemistry David Ginger, have recently taken another step forward towards completing the scientific objective of producing cheap, plastic-based solar cells able to transform more than ten percent of the sunlight they absorb into electricity. One... |
5 August 2009
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A group of marine biologists and environmentalists from California is setting sail to the Northern Pacific this week, to visit the immense patch of garbage that has accumulated in the region due to converging currents. In the years since this formation has been made public, it has become obvious that the patch, now t... |
5 August 2009
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One of the problems that could constitute an issue in the wide-scale use of graphene sheets in the new generation of circuits and electronic devices concerns ripples, which are similar to the ones exhibited by a plastic wrap tightly pulled over a clamped edge. And the need to use the carbon compound will be very comp... |
27 July 2009
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The effects of bisphenol A, a chemical widely found in plastic products, have been debated ardently over the past few years, with strong arguments on both sides. And, since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seems unable to take control of the issue and give a final verdict, researchers from the University of ... |
9 July 2009
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Despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration mysteriously seems to find nothing wrong with it, a growing body of researchers is urging people to avoid purchasing products containing the plastic compound bisphenol A (BPA). In a scientific statement issued on Wednesday, the Endocrine Society of the United Sta... |
11 June 2009
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When you hear 'plastic' the first thing that probably comes to your mind is 'electrical insulator'. This is perhaps because most plastics have exceptional electrical insulator properties, albeit this doesn't necessarily mean that all plastics share the same properties. It was proven some thre... |
2 July 2008
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A new method of producing micro- and nanoparticles made of polymers has been presented by a team of researchers, who claim they can obtain a wide variety of shapes and sizes just by using readily available laboratory chemical and equipment.This new technique was presented by a team of scientists at the College of En... |
10 July 2007
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No, the famous show "Pimp My Ride" hasn't moved from MTV to the nanoscale, but scientists have succeeded in producing the first nanoscale rims that look like the real deal. Though they are not likely to be mounted on miniature cars anytime soon, they will still find applications in nanocomposite materials.Scien... |
9 July 2007
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Nowadays, people turn to nature in their attempt of transitioning from certain technological processes: glucose is going to replace oil to produce fuel and different chemicals. And apparently, plastics, too. Glucose is the main energetic molecule used by plants and animals, the first sugar plants get by photosynthes... |
18 June 2007
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