April 8, 2021

This could be where the rubber truly hits the road. Rice University scientists have optimised a process to convert waste from rubber tyres into graphene that can, in turn, be...

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March 17, 2021

Researchers uncover new understanding around the interactions between synthetic polymers and ice formation, underpinning new understanding around the fundamental principles of ice re-crystallisation. This crucial piece to the puzzle was...

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February 12, 2021

With the 14th National Apprenticeship Week taking place across England this week, showcasing the impact that apprenticeships can have on communities, local businesses and regional economies, lab-based employers have heralded...

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January 28, 2021

Imagine plastics and rubber that can be chemically unzipped back to reusable monomers for recycling. In the way of all the most exciting advances, this process of depolymerisation - a...

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January 25, 2021

An international research team has reduced the analysis of materials for gas separation from weeks to hours. The extraction of pure gases for use across the energy, utilities, food and...

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January 21, 2021

Go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3 seconds and drive like a Porsche... Electric car batteries that can take you 250 miles, take only ten minutes to...

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January 12, 2021

Have you ever made your own soda bread or homemade yoghurt using a fermented 'starter culture'? Imagine being able to cultivate your grow your own smart biomaterials at home using...

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January 8, 2021

Following up on his recent podcast with Phil discussing extraction of botanicals for gin production, Simon Osborne gives us the lowdown on how green chemistry with microwaves can resolve bottlenecks...

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October 2, 2020

In industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to fine chemicals, there is a need to take small, laboratory scale chemical reactions to mass manufacture of a product. Joe Willmot looks at how...

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September 11, 2020

In a new study, researchers at Texas A&M University have described their novel plant-based energy storage device that could charge even electric cars within a few minutes in the near...

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