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Plastic has a bad reputation as a result of its detrimental environmental effects. However, to overcome the current challenges of plastic waste and perhaps work on its reputation, two groups at the University of Freiburg in Germany are conducting promising research in … Weiterlesen …

Royal DSM is a global science-based company specializing in nutrition, health, and materials. Within its corporate strategy, the company defines long-term sustainability aspirations, which include targets to improve the eco-efficiency of its operations. Now, the Dutch enterprise has announced that by … Weiterlesen …

Micro-Lenses Enhance the Functionality of Future Cars Technological advancements have led to incredible break throughs in the automotive industry, such as self-driving and environmentally compliant vehicles. Now, a new development from EDL Rethschulte, which specializes in lighting design, has the … Weiterlesen …

Electric toothbrushes, cordless screwdrivers, and mobile phones: everywhere we look batteries are powering our lives. Admittedly, we are still at the beginning of the electrification of mobility, but the demand for such products is already enormous and increasing exponentially. Should … Weiterlesen …

Polyurethane is a polymer formed by reaction of isocyanate with a polyol. These polymers cover an extremely wide range of stiffness, hardness, and density, and are commonly used to manufacture high-resilience foam seating, rigid foam insulation panels, foam seats and … Weiterlesen …

Fuel cells are devices that generate electricity by harnessing chemical potential energy. All fuel cells possess the same basic configuration, two electrodes (more accurately, a cathode and anode) and electrolyte, however, differ in terms of reactions taking place. Many experts … Weiterlesen …

Despite all the discussions surrounding plastic waste and its detriment to the environment, we continue to use more and more plastic every year. Of more than 200 million tonnes of plastics produced worldwide annually, 6 to 26 million tonnes end … Weiterlesen …

Printed electronics are currently receiving a lot of attention. They promise to develop fields of applications for electronics that were previously not or only partially accessible to conventional electronics. New developments in printed electronics are emerging, for example, in applications … Weiterlesen …

Flexible electronic devices are becoming more and more popular, with examples of TVs, computers, and smartphones that can be folded or rolled, and reports of wearable micro-devices or sensors that can be integrated into our clothes, already hitting the market. … Weiterlesen …