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California has recently announced the Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2023. This regulation hopes to facilitate a coming together of research, business, and legislation to pragmatically address …
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Plastics as a class of materials is currently undergoing a PR nightmare, with its favorability ratings at ‘underwater’. Ask the average consumer about their opinion on the material, and there will be …
A rubber is a polymer that exhibits viscous and elastic behavior when undergoing deformation. In other words, when a rubber—a collection of long chemical chains—is exposed to some force that causes it …
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On November 1st, Massachusetts began banning textiles, mattresses, and organic food waste from being landfilled. Massachusetts has a goal to reduce waste disposal volumes 30% by 2030 relative to a …
The doorbell rings, it’s Amazon delivering another one of your packages. The standard cardboard box. You cut open the tape, take out the bubble wrap and remove the book you ordered from the much too …
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Advances in polyurethane have played a crucial role in preserving the natural resources of our planet through thoughtful beginning and service life of product demonstrating unique performance …
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Blockchain has gotten a lot of attention over the last few years as people start to understand its potential. Perhaps one of the earlier adopters of blockchain the Queen of Raw started utilizing it to …
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This summer has been quite eventful so far given no travel restrictions and the hottest temperatures and conversations around sustainability and climate change. Join Gayatri Keskar VP, Research as she …
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In this seminar, Andrew Dent, Ph.D, EVP, Materials Research discusses Material Focused, Sustainability Certifications. …
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Dr. Gayatri Keskar joins the “Hotel of Tomorrow” inspiration webinar in introducing various materials and technologies focusing on up-cycling product waste that can be used now or in the future. …
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Rammed earth is a construction technique that compacts loose soil into solid structures. Raw materials used typically include earth, lime, gravel, and chalk, though really any loose material, from …
Between the Paris agreement and the recent classical climate pact, we consume over half a trillion tons of virgin materials. That's creating a massive supply gap of over 90%. To close this gap we need …
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