Polyketide synthases are engineered for the production of sustainable plastics.

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ASML Holding's next-generation chipmaking machine is ready for manufacturers to start bringing it into use for production at high volumes, a senior executive told Reuters, a big step for the chip industry.

Amidation of polyethylenes creates a range of amide-containing materials with enhanced properties, but the effect of these functional groups on the microstructure of these new materials is not known. ...

Nature Reviews Clean Technology, Published online: 21 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s44359-026-00144-7Digital product passports can enhance the transparency and efficiency across supply chains for short-shelf-life products, but the instability of these products requires that these passports be dynamic. We describe the challenges and suggest solutions to developing these passports.

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Correlated diffusion spectra uncover the role of network topology in molecular exchange across complex soft materials.

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Cycloolefin resins (CORs) comprising dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) cross-linkers are high performance thermosets for diverse single-use applications. If it were possible to carry out deconstruction of DCPD thermosets through exclusive reformation of the cyclopentene ring in DCPD, then linear polyDCPD chains could re-enter subsequent manufacturing cycles and enable resin-to-resin circularity. Here, we develop a chemical recycling process whereby linear polyDCPD recyclates are generated from end-of-life commercial and model CORs, including copolymers, using a second-generation Hoveyda–Grubbs ruthenium(II) alkylidene catalyst for deconstruction via ring-closing metathesis. The properties of first-generation DCPD thermosets were reproduced across subsequent generations of recycling and reuse, where up to 84% of linear DCPD was retrievable from end-of-life thermosets after deconstruction. We further quantify how comonomer incorporation, the curing process, and aging affect round-trip material efficiency and the quality of regenerated thermosets.

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Materials Science Division (MSD) has an opening for an Organic and Polymer Postdoctoral Fellow where Dr....

Controlling polymer chain conformation dictates reactivity and recyclability.

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Clouds affect Earth’s weather and climate in many ways. New research suggests that the presence of microplastic particles could alter these processes.

New evidence shows that plumes from industrial plants generate snowfall

The IRA's $7,500 is designed to incentivize U.S. EV supply chain investment. Without it, it's not clear if our EV supply chain will get off the ground.

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s (LBNL) Materials Science Division (MSD) has an opening for an Organic and Polymer Postdoctoral Fellow to join.....