A new discovery offers a promising way to break down stubborn plastics like Plexiglass into their original building blocks, ...

Researchers have reported a method for breaking down commercial polymers like Plexiglass into monomers, a form more desirable for reuse. This could help alleviate the growing plastic waste stream.

Researchers have reported a method for breaking down commercial polymers like Plexiglass into monomers, a form more desirable for reuse. This could ...

a, In biopolymers such as proteins, the sequence of monomer units is carefully controlled to produce functional 3D structures, but there is a limited pool of potential monomers from which such ...

A ‘breakthrough’ in the chemical recycling of nylon uses subcritical water to obtain monomers in just minutes – halving CO2 ...

The possibilities for material design and production of plastic components are being expanded through 3D printing technology. However, there is a shortage of recyclable polymers that meet the ...

Plastic waste is a growing environmental crisis, with thermosets among the most problematic materials. These durable plastics, used in car tires, replacement hip joints, and aerospace coatings, resist ...

In their study, the research team synthesized optically active conducting polymers from non-optically active monomers through physical rather than chemical methods using a liquid crystal reaction ...