Sep 17, 2024 A new commercially viable recycling process for polyethylene and polypropylene? By Elliot Carrington I was pleased to read that researchers at the University of California, Berkley, have recently developed a new process for breaking down...
Sep 12, 2024 Turning Campaign Clutter into Clean Plastics By Mairi Rudkin As US election campaigns gain momentum, election placards and signs are being displayed across stadiums and tour stops across the...
Sep 06, 2024 Sustainable Food Packaging Barrier Coatings By Yann Robin Sustainable packaging is a hot topic. Sustainable alternatives to conventional plastic packaging exist, and generally consist of...
Sep 04, 2024 Fake it until you...can't: How high-tech labels are shining a light on fakes By Noelle Pearson Counterfeit products are a major headache for legitimate brands, draining their revenue and stifling their ability to grow and innovate....
Aug 29, 2024 Fungi found to degrade plastic without pre-treatment and using the plastic as the sole carbon source By Donald McNab My colleague Kate Appleby wrote recently (see here) about the discovery of a particular bacterium able to degrade polyethylene, which is...
Aug 26, 2024 Break it down now: stubborn plastics broken down by microbes By Kate Appleby Plastic pollution continues to threaten ecosystems worldwide and effective solutions to break down stubborn plastics are needed. In the...
Aug 15, 2024 Combatting antimicrobial resistance By Gareth Williams Antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, is one of the major current health concerns. Resistant strains which have emerged recently include...
Aug 05, 2024 Novelty by exclusion By Paul Chapman I was recently on holiday and found myself wandering through a greenhouse at the botanic gardens in Sheffield. I came across a liquid...
Jul 30, 2024 A bright future for innovation in Sustainable Aviation Fuel By Elliot Carrington Last week the UK government announced that they will introduce a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandate starting from 1 January 2025....
Jul 22, 2024 Synthetic fuels for sandwiches By Peter Youle Fats are central to cooking, from cordon bleu to the hasty sandwich, and there's nothing that quite matches animal-derived fats in the...
Jul 12, 2024 Hydrogen train trials in Japan By Robert Carpmael Trains in Japan are impressive. The Shinkansen trains, or “bullet” trains as we know them, are some of the fastest in the world....
Jul 09, 2024 Extreme E Racing Takes on Hydrogen By Robert Carpmael Extreme E Racing is a class of motorsport involving male and female drivers taking on extreme off-road circuits built out in the desert....