2+ hour ago  (558+ words) Most conventional bioplastics rely on "first-generation" feedstocks like corn starch or sugarcane. These crops compete directly with food production and demand significant arable land and water. We source non-food agricultural residues instead, specifically lignocellulosic biomass from hemp, nettle, and flax,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (202+ words) to Help Cut Fluorinated Film Use in IC Substrate and Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Processing Toray Industries announced that it has developed a new type of TORAYFAN'biaxially-oriented polypropylene (OPP) film that is the world's first (see note 1) with a heat resistance…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (367+ words) The breakthrough technique, published in Nature Synthesis, reduces manufacturing costs by "at least two orders of magnitude" (100 times cheaper) while achieving 90% purity compared to the previous 60% benchmark. The new method eliminates the need for dangerous chemicals like hydrofluoric acid and…...