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  • Some ‘recycled’ product claims are mostly garbage
    In 2015, recycling is sorted at the Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesRecent laws encourage recycling old plastic into new products. But verifying recycled content relies on tricky math. The post Some ‘recycled’ product claims are mostly garbage appeared first on Popular Science....
    Source: Popular Science by Ian Morse/Undark
  • Fire, Vol. 6, Pages 125: A Review of Combustion and Flame Spread over Thermoplas...
    As thermoplastic materials are widely used in buildings, the fire hazards of thermoplastic materials are increasingly becoming a central issue in fire safety research due to their unique pyrolysis and melting mechanisms. In this paper, the features and common types of thermoplastic materials are introduced first. Then, the combustion behavior...
    Source: MDPI by Yanqiu Chen
  • Net Zero Goals: Cintas Transitions Facilities To LED Lighting 
    LED lighting retrofits, along with other facility-related energy-reduction projects, are part of the company’s ambition to achieve Net Zero GHG emissions by 2050. Read the full article "Net Zero Goals: Cintas Transitions Facilities To LED Lighting " on Facility Executive Magazine....
    Source: Facility Executive by Facility Executive
  • Flaw-insensitive fatigue resistance of chemically fixed collagenous soft tissues...
    Collagenous soft tissues derive their extraordinary fatigue resistance from the synergy of strong collagen fiber and soft matrix....
    Source: Science - Advances
  • Flaw-insensitive fatigue resistance of chemically fixed collagenous soft tissues...
    Collagenous soft tissues derive their extraordinary fatigue resistance from the synergy of strong collagen fiber and soft matrix....
    Source: Science - Advances
  • Old approach promises new self-healing composites
    Schematic of: (a) enhanced mechanical performance of easy-repair interleaved composites that outperforms basic carbon-fiber laminates even after a few repair cycles; (b) location, damage and healing process of phenoxy interleaves, showing re-bonding and crack filling of phenoxy phase during healing and repair process. Inset in (a) are pictures of specimens...
    Source: Materials Today
  • ADC/DAC
    Our new Qwiic-enabled Audio Codec Breakout is now available with a new version of our Hot-Air Rework Station!...
    Source: Sparkfun by Chris McCarty
  • Laser-assisted protein micropatterning in a thermoplastic device for multiplexed...
    Lab Chip, 2023, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D2LC00840H, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.André Kling, Lorin Dirscherl, Petra S DittrichImmunoassays are frequently used for analysis of protein biomarkers. The specificity of antibodies enables parallel analysis of several target proteins, at the same...
    Source: RSC | Lab-on-a-chip by André Kling
  • Laser Welding Explained
    Laser welding uses a high-precision laser beam to fuse metals and thermoplastics. The accuracy and precision of the process produces low thermal distortion, making it perfect for welding sensitive materials. […] The post Laser Welding Explained appeared first on Fractory....
    Source: Fractory.com by Siim Sild
  • Welding – 12 Types Explained
    Welding is a fabrication process that joins two or more metals using heat, pressure, or both to form a strong, permanent bond. Weldable materials generally include metals and thermoplastics, but […] The post Welding – 12 Types Explained appeared first on Fractory....
    Source: Fractory.com by Siim Sild
  • A New Era for Additive Manufacturing Durability
    In the early days of 3D Printing, fragile parts that could only be used for prototyping was the norm. Now, in 2022, the emphasis from material developers has shifted to resins and thermoplastics focused of making strong parts, capable of being used in actual real-world applications. In many situations, new...
    Source: The Javelin Blog by Rod Mackay
  • Open Access for everyone – no matter your institution
    Recently published in ACS Omega, Organosolv Lignin Improved Thermoplastic Elastomeric Behavior of Polyethylene/Polyisoprene Blend (Ghosh, A: ACS Omega 2022, 7, 10, 8483–8492. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c06062) marks the first publication from a primarily undergraduate institution under an ACS Read + Publish Agreement. Primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) are defined by the National Science...
    Source: American Chemical Society by David Armstrong
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