The FlowIO platform is a modular pneumatic controller for soft robotics and smart materials projects, which won the 2021 Hackaday Awards. In addition to standing out among hundreds of projects and boasting the right to win the biggest hardware design challenge on the planet, the award also provid
A better understanding of the composition of plastics lies in the description of polymers, which are large organic molecules composed of repeating units called monomers.
For example, several ethylene monomer units are combined through a polymerization process to produce a polyethylene polym
If people can make money by doing this, they will recycle. Where cash is provided for cans and bottles, metal and glass recycling has been a huge success. Sadly, the incentives for recycling plastic are weak. As of 2015, only 9% of plastic waste was recycled. The rest will pollute the landfill or
Benhur Abalos, Chairman of Metro Manila Development Authority, inspects equipment for reducing solid waste in Metro Manila. Image: Courtesy of Metro Manila Development Authority.
MANILA, Philippines — The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) installed its first pelletizer on Thursday
Jesus Crespo, Curtis Hatchett join the company.
Nordson Corp. has appointed Jesus Crespo as the vice president of its Polymer Processing Systems (PPS) division.
Crespo has 20 years of industrial management executive experience. Most recently, he serve
The Austria-based technology company moves to a larger office and support facility in the Atlanta area.
Next Generation Recycling Maschinen GmbH (NGR), headquartered in Austria, said it has relocated its Next Generation Recycling Machines Inc. business unit from its original location in nor
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Chicago, September 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - TC Transcontinental Packaging is pleased to introduce its ASTRA Center, Art, Science and Technology Resear
The recovery rate in King County is the highest in the country. The statewide ban on the use of disposable plastic bags took effect on October 1, which is also strengthening efforts to reduce waste and recycle valuable resources.
But officials here say there is still a lot of room for impro
Ivan McCormack discussed his role in the recycling industry and developed a chemical process to close the cycle of single-use plastics.
In this series, we talk to chemical engineers working outside of the fossil fuel industry to highlight the wide range of opportunities available to those w
Drone footage showed that an excavator was tearing up piles of garbage at a landfill outside Jakarta, Indonesia, and digging out plastic garbage, which was used as fuel for a nearby cement plant. Unilever, the maker of Dove soap and Hellmann's mayonnaise, is helping to fund this project as part o