Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are working on a simple way of turning scrap thermoset plastics into new thermosets with similar properties. Their process involves mixing scrap ...

As the decommissioning volume keeps increasing, the proper disposal of PV modules has become an emerging environmental and social issue. But while the recycling of silicon PV modules is technically ...

Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology have introduced a greener option for chemical manufacturers. Their electrochemical approach offers a solution to the ...

A new study from the Department of Materials Engineering (MatE), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) describes a rapid method to recycle a commonly used plastic while preserving its desirable ...

SU SAN SHAPIRO HAS MORE TONS OF LEATHER SCPSRA ARE DISCARDED EACH YEAR BY MANUFACTURERS OF EVERYTHING FMRO BOOTS TO BAGS OFTEN ENDING UP IN LANDFILLS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF MATERLIA THAT IS COMING IN ...

Recycling keeps paper, plastics, and even jeans out of landfills. Could recycling rare-earth magnets do the same? Perhaps, if the recycling process can be improved. Scientists are working to more ...

'The new operation will be the first in the world to extract rare-earth metals as part of a mass-production process at a recycling plant,' Honda said. Honda Motor Co. Ltd. and the Japan Metals & ...

Wind turbines have quickly been adopted in Washington for their attractive renewable energy generated by harnessing the wind. According to the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, Washington's ...