Nylon-6, a popular material among fashion purveyors, has long been a major hazard to the environment—the plastic in the fibers makes it too durable to degrade on its own. Northwestern University ...

"The findings open new possibilities for designing efficient, metal-free catalysts - which are more sustainable," says Hao Li (WPI-AIMR, Tohoku University), "This work aligns perfectly with global ...

Food scientists from the National University of Singapore developed a method to synthesize bioactive bi- and tri-flavones using molecular oxygen and food-grade alkaline water. Food scientists from the ...

For decades, materials made of Nylon-6 have littered, entangled, and damaged ecosystems — and because this durable plastic does not breakdown for millenia, the situation continues to worsen.

Ionic-liquid protons replace toxic acids, giving cellulose gels ten-fold strength and 29 mS cm-1 conductivity for self-powered wearables Researchers have unveiled a plant-based ionogel strong enough ...

August 25, 2003—Chemists at the Office of Science's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a catalyst that achieves complete conversion of reactants to products and can easily be recovered and ...