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  1. Sinterit has launched the BIANCO2, a compact selective laser sintering system featuring a 30W RF CO2 laser. Designed for material flexibility and process control, the Euro 47000 machine targets medical, automotive and defence applications. Build volume reaches 130 x 180 x 330mm with speeds up to 30mm/h. Shipping begins Q4 2026. tctmagazine.com/sinterit-launc #3Dprint #3Dprinting #Polymers

  2. theconversation.com/decarbonis. "Roughly 15-20% of all #fossilfuel #consumption is never burned at all. It is transformed into the #physical #fabric of #modern #life: #plastics, #polymers, #fertilisers, #adhesives, #solvents & #synthetic #textiles... The #chemical #industry is the upstream #engine of many modern #materials, using about 14% of global #oil #demand & 8% of global #gas demand. Much of that is used as a raw #material rather than #fuel."

  3. @jack_daniel snake oil is purported to aid in improving bark strength, i'd stay organic and add compost, improve the general ecosystem #plastics #polymers

  4. Blood proteins can help build conductive polymers in the brain

    Researchers at Purdue University have harnessed a protein in blood to assemble conducting polymers, potentially opening the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Technology #AU #Australia #bioelectronics #biologicalchemistry #Neuroscience #polymerization #Polymers
    newsbeep.com/au/581344/

  5. Blood proteins can help build conductive polymers in the brain

    Researchers at Purdue University have harnessed a protein in blood to assemble conducting polymers, potentially opening the…
    #NewsBeep #News #Technology #AU #Australia #bioelectronics #biologicalchemistry #Neuroscience #polymerization #Polymers
    newsbeep.com/au/581344/

  6. My friends did a thing! Microplastics are very challenging to measure and some existing protocols make it worse. To be clear, the authors are concerned about microplastics, and also concerned that we have analytical methods that will give us real information. Good and difficult work. #analysis #chemistry #polymers #plastics #microplastics

    futurism.com/science-energy/mi

  7. 5-Mar-2026
    #Polymers that crawl like worms: How #materials can develop direction without being told where to go
    New findings can help to better understand #DNA dynamics in living #cells

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #nanoworld

  8. 5-Mar-2026
    #Polymers that crawl like worms: How #materials can develop direction without being told where to go
    New findings can help to better understand #DNA dynamics in living #cells

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #nanoworld

  9. 5-Mar-2026
    #Polymers that crawl like worms: How #materials can develop direction without being told where to go
    New findings can help to better understand #DNA dynamics in living #cells

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #nanoworld

  10. 5-Mar-2026
    #Polymers that crawl like worms: How #materials can develop direction without being told where to go
    New findings can help to better understand #DNA dynamics in living #cells

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #nanoworld

  11. 5-Mar-2026
    #Polymers that crawl like worms: How #materials can develop direction without being told where to go
    New findings can help to better understand #DNA dynamics in living #cells

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #nanoworld

  12. that's amazing work and very life-like. I know what you mean about the materials and it's a pity, because I feel like that's unnecessary. There's a tremendous body of work on substitutes for polymers that are currently made from petrochemical feedstocks, but it all remains very small-scale and mostly academic because the petrochemical industry does NOT want to interrupt the pipeline they've constructed: straight out of the Earth and flowing into every conceivable consumer product.


    #plastics #polymers #petroleum
  13. 🌿 A tree produces a quiet milky fluid that becomes grip, cushion, and seal in our daily world. What hidden architecture allows rubber to stretch, strain, and still return to form?

    ✍️ Explore the full journey from living latex to resilient network: TPC8.short.gy/HufLJJ1O

    🌍 A single droplet begins a long story of transformation.

    #rubber #polymers #materialscience #science #TPC8

  14. “Marvel has remarked that more money has been wasted in polymer research by the use of impure monomers than in any other manner.” pp. 12 of Polymer Chemistry 2e by Hiemenz & Lodge. #polymers #synthesis #chemistry #research #purity

  15. “Marvel has remarked that more money has been wasted in polymer research by the use of impure monomers than in any other manner.” pp. 12 of Polymer Chemistry 2e by Hiemenz & Lodge. #polymers #synthesis #chemistry #research #purity

  16. “Marvel has remarked that more money has been wasted in polymer research by the use of impure monomers than in any other manner.” pp. 12 of Polymer Chemistry 2e by Hiemenz & Lodge. #polymers #synthesis #chemistry #research #purity

  17. “Marvel has remarked that more money has been wasted in polymer research by the use of impure monomers than in any other manner.” pp. 12 of Polymer Chemistry 2e by Hiemenz & Lodge. #polymers #synthesis #chemistry #research #purity

  18. “Marvel has remarked that more money has been wasted in polymer research by the use of impure monomers than in any other manner.” pp. 12 of Polymer Chemistry 2e by Hiemenz & Lodge. #polymers #synthesis #chemistry #research #purity

  19. Fantastic paper from Brooks Able at Berkeley using an organic catalyst to achieve high molecular weight for poly(THF) via cationic ring-opening polymerization. The low ceiling temperatures of these polymers make them attractive targets for reversible polymerizations, but it has previously been really hard to get to the molecular weights required for good mechanical properties. #chemistry #polymers #JACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.

  20. Fantastic paper from Brooks Able at Berkeley using an organic catalyst to achieve high molecular weight for poly(THF) via cationic ring-opening polymerization. The low ceiling temperatures of these polymers make them attractive targets for reversible polymerizations, but it has previously been really hard to get to the molecular weights required for good mechanical properties. #chemistry #polymers #JACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.

  21. Fantastic paper from Brooks Able at Berkeley using an organic catalyst to achieve high molecular weight for poly(THF) via cationic ring-opening polymerization. The low ceiling temperatures of these polymers make them attractive targets for reversible polymerizations, but it has previously been really hard to get to the molecular weights required for good mechanical properties. #chemistry #polymers #JACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.

  22. Fantastic paper from Brooks Able at Berkeley using an organic catalyst to achieve high molecular weight for poly(THF) via cationic ring-opening polymerization. The low ceiling temperatures of these polymers make them attractive targets for reversible polymerizations, but it has previously been really hard to get to the molecular weights required for good mechanical properties. #chemistry #polymers #JACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.

  23. Fantastic paper from Brooks Able at Berkeley using an organic catalyst to achieve high molecular weight for poly(THF) via cationic ring-opening polymerization. The low ceiling temperatures of these polymers make them attractive targets for reversible polymerizations, but it has previously been really hard to get to the molecular weights required for good mechanical properties. #chemistry #polymers #JACS pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.

  24. Proper Curing: Not an additive, but THE most critical factor. Concrete doesn't "dry"; it cures through a chemical reaction (hydration) that requires moisture. For maximum strength, keep the concrete surface continuously moist for at least 7 days (using plastic sheeting, damp burlap, or a curing spray). Un-cured concrete can lose 50% of its potential strength. #fly ash #polymers #concrete #materials science

  25. Friday, December 26, 2025

    Moscow blast kills 2 Russian police officers tied to Ukrainian POW abuse -- Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day -- Zelensky reveals full 20-point peace plan draft backed by Ukraine, US -- Medieval raids: fear and uncertainty in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast border region ... and more

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  26. Friday, December 26, 2025

    Moscow blast kills 2 Russian police officers tied to Ukrainian POW abuse -- Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day -- Zelensky reveals full 20-point peace plan draft backed by Ukraine, US -- Medieval raids: fear and uncertainty in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast border region ... and more

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  27. Friday, December 26, 2025

    Moscow blast kills 2 Russian police officers tied to Ukrainian POW abuse -- Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day -- Zelensky reveals full 20-point peace plan draft backed by Ukraine, US -- Medieval raids: fear and uncertainty in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast border region ... and more

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  28. Friday, December 26, 2025

    Moscow blast kills 2 Russian police officers tied to Ukrainian POW abuse -- Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day -- Zelensky reveals full 20-point peace plan draft backed by Ukraine, US -- Medieval raids: fear and uncertainty in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast border region ... and more

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  29. Friday, December 26, 2025

    Moscow blast kills 2 Russian police officers tied to Ukrainian POW abuse -- Russia attacks Kherson market, Chernihiv apartment building on Christmas Day -- Zelensky reveals full 20-point peace plan draft backed by Ukraine, US -- Medieval raids: fear and uncertainty in Ukraine's Sumy Oblast border region ... and more

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  30. ♻️🌍 #Rutgers scientists have developed #plastics engineered to break down on demand at controlled rates – think days, months, or years – using a chemical strategy inspired by how natural #polymers like #DNA degrade.

    The #discovery offers a practical solution to plastic #pollution by allowing everyday materials to decompose safely without harsh #chemicals or special conditions.

    👉 scitechdaily.com/scientists-de

    #chemistry #sustainability #environment #innovation #nature #NewJersey #science #technology #tech

  31. Amazing talk by Sander Woutersen at #NWOCHAINS. He gave an entertaining talk on his Ig Nobel Prize winning research on using (drunk) worms as a model for active polymers to better understand their exciting properties.
    iop.uva.nl/content/news/2024/0
    science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv
    #Chemistry #Polymers