Supramolecular plastic, it biodegrades in the sea in 10 days
A new degradable supramolecular plastic has been created that decomposes in seawater into monomers that can be metabolized by bacteria.
Fungus breaks down ocean plastic
A fungus living in the sea can break down the plastic polyethylene, provided it has first been exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Researchers from, amo…
Royal Mint opens factory in south Wales to recover gold from e-waste
‘Pioneering’ facility will extract precious metal from up to 4,000 tonnes of scrap circuit boards a year