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“The total amount of water on Earth doesn’t change with time, but demand does,” said Minna Hakkarainen, who leads the Division of Polymer Technology at KTH. “These all-lignocellulose hydrogels offer a promising, sustainable solution to help ensure access to clean water.” The hydrogel composites can be made from 100 per cent lignocellulose, or plant matter – the most abundant bioresource on Earth, she said in a statement. One ingredient is cellulose gum (carboxymethyl cellulose, or C...

 E-Mail Credit: Giuseppe Melilli Researchers in Sweden have developed a more eco-friendly way to remove heavy metals, dyes and other pollutants from water. The answer lies in filtering wastewater with a gel material taken from plant cellulose and spiked with small carbon dots produced in a microwave oven. Reporting in the journal Sustainable Marials and Technologies, researchers from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino, engineered a more sustainabl...

Four OHIO students selected for prestigious International Research Internships Published: April 14, 2021 Author: Staff reports Four Ohio University students were selected as recipients of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) Germany program, a program that offers internships in Germany for undergraduate students from North America, Great Britain and Ireland and connects students with doctoral students and resear...

Atlas Roofing Debuts New StormMaster® Hip & Ridge Shingles with Core4™ | Manufacturer expands use of its proprietary enhanced polymer technology to include more products Share Article Atlas Roofing Corporation is excited to announce the launch of its StormMaster® Hip & Ridge shingle featuring the company’s proprietary Core4™ Enhanced Polymer Technology, which allows the shingle to provide extra strength, flexibility, durability and extreme weather resistance. “With the addition of our...

January 25, 2021 Bokamoso polymer fund launched SA plastics industry invited to participate in creating a vibrant future In October 2019, the Tshwane University of Technology launched a new qualification, the Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Materials Engineering in Polymer Technology. The aim of this new qualification was to addresses the critical shortage of qualified plastics technicians and engineers facing South Africa, as the global competition and technical skills gaps in the indust...

Jinyue Yang who is acting as advocate for convicted meth smuggler Guowei Deng. He was convicted in New Zealand’s biggest-ever meth trial. But after 13 years in prison, exhaustive attempts at clearing his name and a return to China, Guowei Deng says he lives to prove his innocence. Steve Kilgallon and Lucy Xia report. For Guowei Deng, jail was a particularly solitary experience. For years, he believes he was the only Chinese inmate at Paremoremo, the high-security prison near Auckland. The on...

3D Printer Maker Acquires Startup with Proprietary Polymer Technology for $100 Million Share: Welcome to Thomas Insights — every day, we publish the latest news and analysis to keep our readers up to date on what’s happening in industry. Sign up here to get the day’s top stories delivered straight to your inbox. A maker of 3D printing systems has reached an agreement to acquire a San Francisco additive manufacturing startup for up to $100 million in cash and stock. Stratasys said the ...

How to help slow down infection rate of Covid-19 second wave By IOL Reporter Share Cape Town – Most South Africans are aware of the national emergency to help bring the resurgence of the coronavirus under control. The additional restrictions imposed by President Cyril Ramaphosa from December 16 to January 3 will not succeed, however, if South Africans do not follow the basic precautions, such as wearing masks, practising social distancing, washing their hands and sanitising, as the president ...