Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment. Scientists at RIKEN in Japan have developed a new type of plastic that’s just as stable in everyday use but dissolves quickly in saltwater, leaving behind safe compounds.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Plastic, Plastics, Ocean plastics, Plastic waste, Mic
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New plastic dissolves in the ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics
Posted by ArielTechGeek 32 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
a playful, interconnected interior of split levels and diagonal sightlines is enclosed by a facade of upcycled plastic diamond slats.
The post a skin of upcycled plastic scales wraps no.ma architecten’s renovated dragon house appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
New battery-free electricity source: Tiny plastic beads
Posted by ArielTechGeek 44 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Harnessing a principle known as triboelectrification, researchers have worked out the optimal way to generate an electrical charge in a relatively simple way. The breakthrough could provide a battery-free way to power wearables and other devices.Continue ReadingCategory: Materials, ScienceTags: Green+Energy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Electricity, NanoEnergy, Nanotechnology, Plastics
researchers develop recyclable plastic that fully dissolves in the sea
Posted by judy82 50 days ago (https://www.designboom.com)
made using two ionic monomers, bacteria can break down the invention, making the new plastic fully ocean-degradable.
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researchers fill the film with perovskite, a semiconductor material that converts light into electricity.
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Your brain might have a spoon-sized amount of plastic in it
Posted by ArielTechGeek 55 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
By now, you've no doubt heard that modern living is filling our bodies with microplastics. But an alarming study now shows just how much of the non-degradable particles are in our brains, and how much higher they are in dementia patients.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Microplastic, Brain, Plastics, Plastic, Plastic waste, Water Bottle, University of New Mexico
Water ice is a far more complex substance than we might assume. Scientists have now created an exotic new form of ice in the lab, known as “plastic ice VII.” This strange version could exist naturally on other planets and moons in our solar system.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: Ice, Water, Molecules, Matter, Liquid, Atoms
'mega mat' consists of 552 woven mats arranged in a data-driven pattern signifying the state of plastic recycling in thailand.
The post MVRDV turns plastic waste into public space with woven ‘mega mat’ in bangkok appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
"Non-recyclable" plastic gets new life via sunlight and its own pigment
Posted by ArielTechGeek 155 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Many disposable objects are made of black plastic, which has so far proven to be very hard to recycle. US scientists have devised a new method of recycling black polystyrene, however, simply using sunlight and an ingredient that's already present in the plastic.Continue ReadingCategory: Environment, ScienceTags: Plastic waste, Recycling, Princeton University, Cornell University, Sunlight
made from an eco-friendly composite of recycled polypropylene and fiberglass, DISCOVER 3D by LEMKI robotix is 80% recyclable.
The post 3D printed mobile home reuses plastic bottles for sustainable off-grid living appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
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