Planetary ball-milling helps protect our planet from plastics pollution
Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 11:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern life; unfortunately, once they lose function, they pollute the environment. Now, researchers at Osaka University have developed polymer materials that combine self-healing with strength and recyclability that could extend the functional lifetimes of manufactured plastics, thus minimizing the surging problem of discarded remnants.