Researchers have developed an epoxy resin that can be repaired and recycled, in addition to being flame-retardant and mechanically strong. Potential applications range from coating for wooden flooring ...

Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production ...

Epoxy resins are resilient and functional polymers. For instance, they are utilized to create parts for wind turbines, trains, vehicles, and airplanes when combined with glass or carbon fibers. These ...

Danish scientists have found a chemical procedure for disassembling the epoxy composite of wind turbine blades while extracting unbroken glass fibers and one of the epoxy resin’s original building ...

Lignin biopolymer is found in all plants, typically comprising 10-25% of their mass. Every year, more than 70 million tons of lignin are burned as a low-value heat source. Spero Renewables aims to ...

Dr. Nishar Hameed, senior research fellow at Swinburne University of Technology, holding a 3D-printed screen prototype at Swinburne’s Factory of the Future. Photo Credit: Swinburne University of ...

In a recent study published in PLoS ONE, researchers developed nanocomposite coatings to prevent surface contamination by a human coronavirus (HCoV). Metals such as silver, copper, titanium oxide, and ...