Three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures assembled with one- or few-layered ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) crystals have triggered great interest in energy and environmental applications. Here, we ...

Matt's take: Polystyrene supplier Styron introduced its CO2RE foaming technology to great fanfare last fall. The process uses carbon dioxide as a physical foaming agent during extrusion of rigid PS ...

Order and disorder of bubbles in a surface foam. Image by Kempf EK - Own work, CC BY 4.0. Order and disorder of bubbles in a surface foam. Image by Kempf EK - Own work, CC BY 4.0. By using ‘green ...

Lightweight parts, energy-saving processing or combining several process steps into one. It can all be summarized under one buzzword: sustainability. A technology that is highly promising is ...

A joint research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (F-ICT, Pfintzal, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research (FPC, London, ON, Canada) has been ...