Aramid fibers like Kevlar and Twaron are incredibly strong but notoriously difficult to recycle — until now. Researchers have ...

Aramid fibers, known for their incredible strength and lightweight properties, are widely used in bulletproof vests, ...

Twaron and Kevlar are brand names for aramid fibers, which are strong as steel yet much lighter. They are used to make ...

Polymer scientists at the University of Groningen and NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences (the Netherlands) have ...

Joshua Dill The legislative landscape in the U.S. is highly fragmented, largely due to the wide range of legislative ...

To make the circular economy successful at scale, it is essential to drive efforts with science and facts rather than emotions.

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

Acrylic polymers such as poly (methyl methacrylate)—the plastic used in Plexiglas—are durable materials with a huge variety of commercial applications. But the all-carbon backbones that give these ...

The Japanese company says it initially will target used automotive materials such as airbags with its depolymerization ...

Tokyo, Japan, February 20, 2025-Toray Industries has announced a breakthrough in recycling nylon 66. The company recently ...

A research team has introduced an innovative solution for the depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). This ...

A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Nanjing ...