Less than 10% of plastics are being manufactured from recycled materials
Only 9.5% of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. The findings, reported in Nature Communications ...
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Plant-based waterproof material could replace single-use plastics todayheadline
A cup made from transparent paperboardNoriyuki Isobe (JAMSTEC) A waterproof, plant-based material that degrades quickly in the ocean could offer ...
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UK solar-to-hydrogen innovation uses organic materials
Image has conceptual relevance to the article (in our view), but does not depict any actual assembly or equipment. A ...
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Wood made transparent using rice and egg whites could replace windows todayheadline
A birdhouse with a window made of transparent wood placed by a heat lamp to test the thermal properties of ...
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The LEGO Group introduces tires made with recycled materials
The LEGO Group has introduced a new, more sustainable material for selected LEGO tires, made from recycled fishing nets, ropes, ...
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Twisted crystals show hints of a new kind of superconductivity todayheadline
Two similar overlaid patterns create what are called moiré patterns, which may be related to superconductivity in some atom-thick materialsRICHARD ...
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Ultra-thin material creates a magnetic mystery todayheadline
Bismuth crystals reflect light in all colours of the rainbowOliver Berg/dpa/Alamy Ultra-thin flakes of bismuth display mysterious magnetic properties – ...
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