ChemicalsBreakthroughs
Could a mix of wood fibre and spider silk rival plastic?
A new though, flexible, and biodegradable material, made with wood glucose and spider silk, could be the next breakthrough in material science.
Careers Chemical
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Aerospace, Defence & Marine
Countdown begins for Ocean Cleanup System 001 launch
In 10 days, on September 8th, Ocean Cleanup will launch the world’s first ocean cleanup system from an assembly yard in Alameda, out through the San Francisco Bay, toward the infamous Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Careers Aerospace, Mechanical
Energy & Environment
LEGO Plants Are Now Made from Real Plants
While we think that throwing out Lego in the first place should be a crime it is great to see the Danish…
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Chemicals
Could Plastic Roads save the world?
Engineer Toby McCartney has developed a way to use waste plastic instead of bitumen (an oil product) in asphalt. His new method…
Careers Chemical
ChemicalsBreakthroughs
University of Warwick creates Fluorescent dye to highlight 99% of hidden ocean micro-plastics
With the smallest microplastics in oceans going largely undetected the University of Warwick has developed an innovative and cheap new method of detecting microplastics as small as the width of a human hair.
Careers Chemical
Energy & Environment
Busted Boom cuts short Ocean Cleanup’s first trash trial
Back in June we looked at Ocean Cleanup's announcement of the first ocean trials of its crowd-funded trash clearing boom.
Careers Electrical, Chemical
Chemicals
Crowd-funded clean-up boom set to tackle Ocean’s plastic problem
A 100m-long barrier that collects rubbish on the sea’s surface is being tested. If successful, it could be deployed at much larger…
Careers Chemical
ChemicalsOpportunities
Birmingham plastics manufacturer wins £1m worth of new contracts
The UK automotive industry’s boom has positively impacted Birmingham plastic injection moulding specialist Barkley Plastics.
Careers Chemical
Electronics & Communications
18-year-old Surrey student publishes research into plastic electronics
Thomas Burridge, a sixth-form student in Surrey, has co-authored a paper investigating gated transistors.
Careers Electronic, Electrical