In contrast, chip- or bottle-grade PET has a higher molecular weight, with its intrinsic viscosity (IV) generally in the ...

Polypropylene and polyethylene are two durable and affordable plastics commonly used as packaging materials, snack wrappers, microwave containers and other, usually flexible, plastic films. Their ...

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a chip-scale device that can dynamically control the "handedness" of light as it passes ...

Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or ...

Covestro AG and the Fraunhofer UMSICHT have signed a contract to operate a pilot plant for smart pyrolysis of rigid ...

A team of UC Santa Barbara engineering and molecular biology graduate students has developed software to accelerate the discovery process for therapies aimed at treating Alzheimer’s and other diseases ...

Researchers have figured out how hornworts, a relative of mosses, condense RuBisCO into specialized compartments ...

As Chinese enterprises accelerate their global expansion, Mo Dingge, a deputy to the National People's Congress, has highlighted the urgent need for "soft infrastructure" — specifically standardized ...

Shanna and Eric Bass ’05 Director of Entrepreneurial Programs at the Yale School of Management, works with a student.

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the constant gnawing of rodents isn't just a reflex or a consequence of a tough diet. It also triggers a release of dopamine in the brain ...

A team from University of Toronto Engineering is the first to synthesize long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) outside the cell—a new approach to drug discovery that has already yielded some promising ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: One debate about the origin of life on Earth concerns whether it formed around deep-sea hydrothermal vents or in scars left behind by an asteroid ...