Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are everywhere, from the deep sea to Mount Everest, and many researchers worry that they could harm human health. I am a ...

Chemicals of concern in plastics: Number of the chemicals identified as of concern, less hazardous, not hazardous, without data, and under development. The outer circle represents chemicals that are ...

Scripps Research, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and several other collaborating institutions have successfully demonstrated a machine-learning ...

An innovative proposal to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis with a combination of DNA-like encoding of plastics and international law has been put forward by a transdisciplinary team of QUT ...

This article discusses the identification of polymers such as ABS, PE, PS, PET, and PMMA in various dyes using Raman spectroscopy. Rapid and non-destructive identification is achieved once a suitable ...

AI and spectroscopy enhance plastic recycling sorting accuracy and efficiency for sustainable manufacturing practices.

Polymers are used in many industries, including food packaging, tire manufacturing, adhesives, and medical-grade plastics. Photothermal atomic force microscope-based infrared spectroscopy (AFM-IR) ...

Raman spectroscopy is increasingly used for polymer characterization because it is non-destructive, requires no sample preparation, and produces data in seconds. It is also simple for the user; even ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan (THE CONVERSATION) Microplastics – the tiny ...