♻️🌍 #Rutgers scientists have developed #plastics engineered to break down on demand at controlled rates – think days, months, or years – using a chemical strategy inspired by how natural #polymers like #DNA degrade.
The #discovery offers a practical solution to plastic #pollution by allowing everyday materials to decompose safely without harsh #chemicals or special conditions.
#chemistry #sustainability #environment #innovation #nature #NewJersey #science #technology #tech
Amazing talk by Sander Woutersen at #NWOCHAINS. He gave an entertaining talk on his Ig Nobel Prize winning research on using (drunk) worms as a model for active polymers to better understand their exciting properties.
https://iop.uva.nl/content/news/2024/09/ig-nobel-prize-for-drunk-worms.html
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj7918
#Chemistry #Polymers
Amazing talk by Sander Woutersen at #NWOCHAINS. He gave an entertaining talk on his Ig Nobel Prize winning research on using (drunk) worms as a model for active polymers to better understand their exciting properties.
iop.uva.nl/content/news...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#Chemistry #Polymers
Ig Nobel prize for drunk worms...
Really impactful work to make alkyl lithium reagents dramatically less dangerous to use. #chemistry #polymers #deprotonation #labsafety
(31 Oct) Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane https://s.faithcollapsing.com/b3v19 Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/sydso #ai #biochemistry #biology #chemistry #enzymes #neural-networks #polymers #polyurethane #protein-design #proteins #science
(31 Oct) Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane
Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.
https://s.faithcollapsing.com/b3v19
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/sydso
#ai #biochemistry #biology #chemistry #enzymes #neural-networks #polymers #polyurethane #protein-design #proteins #science
Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane https://arstechni.ca/pzjk #neuralnetworks #proteindesign #biochemistry #polyurethane #chemistry #polymers #proteins #Science #Biology #enzymes #AI
🔋There is a small chance that rechargeable #lithium batteries will ignite, leak or even explode.🧯
How to make them safer?
Giuseppe Portale, Ass. Prof. of #Polymerchemistry and #Physics at the UG, and his team are building safer small coin batteries using solid #polymers.🪙
Read our 3rd story on #batterydevelopers of #FSE 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/science-in-focus/batterijen/how-to-make-batteries-safer
🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #lithiumbattery #polymerscience #research #polymer #chemistry #ScientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen
#LabPlot at the service of researchers.
It's rewarding to us to know that #LabPlot was used for #DataVisualization in this recent study on conductive #polymers.
➡️ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-19124-1
#Research #Science #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #NLnet #KDE #MaterialScience #Statistics #FreeOriginProAlternative
what is the best name for any theory about polymers and why is it reptation?
#chemistry #polymers #snakes
(although dashpots and springs is pretty good too)
Attending my first Faraday Discussion and it seems really challenging for the speakers and editorial team but is very rewarding as an attendee. I don't want all chemistry conferences to have this format, but it would be wonderful if more did. #FaradayDiscussion #RSC #polymers #polymerisation #depolymerisation
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-reveals-sulfur-based-blocks-sustainable.html
Sulfur atoms enhance the #sustainability of #polymers because the bonds between carbon and sulfur atoms are easier to break than the bonds between carbon and other carbon or oxygen atoms. This allows sulfur-containing plastics to degrade…
"…we were able to establish a predictive rule that indicates which sulfur-based building blocks yield perfectly structured and clean polymers—and which do not," so Prof. Dr. Alex Plajer, Jr Prof, Macromolecular Chemi, Uni Bayreuth.
Really compelling preprint on degradable, chemically recyclable poly(orthoester)s. I hope this lands somewhere good and gets the attention it deserves. Full disclosure: Brooks is a close friend. #chemistry #chemiverse #polymers #plastics #recycling #preprint #chemrxiv https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/689fcee7728bf9025eaa347e
ha, I managed to convert a CXSMILES in @wikidata via the MDL V2000 molfile and the #inchi webtool into an #InChI (!B) and InChIKey :) https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66421202#P117
Is plastic packaging putting more than just food on your plate?
New research reveals that common food packaging and utensils can shed microscopic plastics into our food, prompting urgent calls for stricter testing and updated regulations to protect public health. Study: Food contact a…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #contamination #foodsafety #micro #Polymers #publichealth #Research #Tea
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2147325/is-plastic-packaging-putting-more-than-just-food-on-your-plate/
Agilent atomic force microscope Solutions for Researchers
At Molecular Imaging, our Agilent atomic force microscope delivers precise #nanoscale imaging with advanced features #tailored for research excellence. Whether for #polymers, #semiconductors, or biological #specimens, this cutting-edge AFM supports reliable, high-quality #measurements. With expert support from our USA-based team, #elevate your research with #confidence and accuracy.
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MIT News: Have a damaged painting? Restore it in just hours with an AI-generated “mask”. “In a paper appearing today in the journal Nature, Alex Kachkine, a mechanical engineering graduate student at MIT, presents a new method he’s developed to physically apply a digital restoration directly onto an original painting. The restoration is printed on a very thin polymer film, in the form […]
Researchers at #UniMainz, #MPI for Polymer Research and #UTAustin discover previously unknown form of molecular motion: Guest molecules slice through droplets of #DNA #polymers in the form of a frontal wave / Basis for a better understanding of biological processes 👉 https://press.uni-mainz.de/researchers-at-jgu-discover-previously-unknown-form-of-molecular-motion/
SciTech Chronicles. . . .May 10th, 2025
#symmetry #leak-proof #magnetic #stellarator #super-eruption #"Ontong Java" #Louisville #footprint #JWST #seismic #photometric #oscillations #polymers #hyrophyllic #bubbles #"liquid precursor" #"Alcanivorax borkumensis" #alkanes #glycine #"sugar-fatty acid"
In 2018, estimated 356,238 deaths globally were attributed 2 #DEHP #plastic #polymers and their #chemical additive exposure representing 13.497% of all #cardiovascular deaths among individuals aged 55–64. Of these, 349,113 were attributed 2 use of plastics. Geographic disparities - Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and Pacific accounted for the largest shares of DEHP-attributable CVD deaths (73.163%). Globally, DEHP resulted in 10.473 million YLL. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/ebiom/article/PIIS2352-3964(25)00174-4/fulltext #plastics #pollution
