16 October 202410 October 2024 Wastewater bacteria can break down plastic for food Finding could lead to bioengineering solutions to clean up plastic waste
17 May 202414 May 2024 Sugar-based catalyst upcycles carbon dioxide New catalyst could offer a potential solution for using captured carbon
Katalysator auf Zuckerbasis verwertet Kohlendioxid Experten der Northwestern Universität haben durch einen einfachen Katalysator einen preisgünstigen Wandler für abgeschiedenen Kohlenstoff gefunden
16 May 202410 May 2024 Cheap catalyst could help turn carbon dioxide into fuels Molybdenum compound offers an efficient way to make carbon monoxide - a building block of chemicals and fuels
4 December 202327 November 2023 Engineers develop an efficient process to make fuel from carbon dioxide The approach from MIT and Harvard researchers directly converts the greenhouse gas into formate, a solid fuel that can be stored indefinitely and could be used to heat homes or power industries
3 November 202330 October 2023 Braskem Announces Partnership With Northwestern University for the Development of CO2 Conversion Technology The project is led by Professor Ted Sargent and Dr. Ke Xie, among the world’s preeminent scientists in the field of electrocatalysis and contributes to Braskem’s strategy of combating climate change
12 May 20239 May 2023 New catalyst transforms carbon dioxide into sustainable byproduct Carbon capture method works by using carbon to make acetic acid
14 February 20239 February 2023 How waste-eating bacteria digest complex carbons New information could lead to bacteria-based platforms that recycle plastic and plant waste
9 January 20234 January 2023 Endlich: Widerstandsfähiger Kunststoff lässt sich recyceln Neuer Meilenstein: Forscher recyceln Nylon-6 bei milden Temperaturen und ohne toxische Chemikalien
19 September 202214 September 2022 How to make recyclable plastics out of CO2 to slow climate change Chemists are manipulating the greenhouse gas to make clothing, mattresses, shoes and more
22 June 202217 June 2022 Photosynthesis-inspired process makes commodity chemicals New strategy is less expensive, less energy intensive than current industrial processes
Von der Photosynthese inspirierter Prozess zur Herstellung von Grundchemikalien Die neue Strategie ist kostengünstiger und weniger energieintensiv als die derzeitigen industriellen Verfahren
27 April 202220 April 2022 Method efficiently breaks down plastic bottles into component parts Researchers first to demonstrate use of metal-organic frameworks to degrade plastics
Methode zerlegt Plastikflaschen effizient in ihre Bestandteile Forscher demonstrieren erstmals den Einsatz von metallorganischen Gerüsten zum Abbau von Kunststoffen
3 March 202228 February 2022 Carbon-negative platform turns waste gases into valuable chemicals Researchers built on LanzaTech technology to develop a new process that converts emissions from heavy industry or bio-based syngas, into either acetone or IPA, using an engineered bacterium called Clostridium autoethanogenum
2 March 202228 February 2022 Bacteria upcycle carbon waste into valuable chemicals Engineered bacteria convert captured carbon dioxide into chemicals for fuels, fabric and cosmetics
Klimafreundliches Verfahren: Bakterien bilden Chemikalien aus CO2 Modifizierte Bakterien wandeln CO2 in Additive für Treibstoffe, Stoffe, und Kosmetika um
8 October 20211 October 2021 Pollution to products? Recycled carbon emissions are coming to consumer shelves Synthetic biology - like that used to make LanzaTech's products - could play a key part in the transition away from fossil fuels and to a climate-smarter economy
28 January 202125 January 2021 Researchers at U of T, Northwestern use AI to accelerate discovery of industrial materials Inversely designing new materials for natural gas separation
7 May 20204 May 2020 Upcycling spongy plastic foams from shoes, mattresses and insulation New method turns foam into higher value rubber and hard plastics
Hochwertige Produkte aus Polyurethan-Abfall Ausgedientes Schaummaterial lässt sich jetzt dank eines neuen Verfahrens upcyceln
19 February 202014 February 2020 Army Research May Lead to New Class of Materials Project funded by the Army at Northwestern University is outlining a set of design rules that could enable the development of advanced protective gear for warfighters
4 December 201929 November 2019 Army project may lead to new class of high-performance materials Researchers from three universities to reengineer ribosome as a biological catalyst to make novel chemical polymers
21 May 201920 May 2019 Methane-consuming bacteria could be the future of fuel Discovery illuminates how bacteria turn methane gas into liquid methanol
7 November 20186 November 2018 ASU team unravels key mysteries of spider silk Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin
24 May 201722 May 2017 Liquid-crystal and bacterial living materials self-organize and move in their own way Mood rings, mucus, and slug slime: What do they all have in common?
3 February 20172 February 2017 Researchers separate sugars from byproduct chemicals including toxins The metal-organic framework NU-1000 allows separation of toxic furanics from sugars, which is necessary for efficient ethanol production
25 May 201618 July 2016 Trolling for New Technology: ANTEC 2016 Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference includes an array of unusual functional structures created in plastics and composites
29 April 201628 April 2016 MHG Appoints New CEO of Company Former President and CEO of Armor Holdings Products LLC Joins the Biopolymer Company
15 February 201613 February 2016 Methanotrophs technology on the rise Calysta announced the formation of Methanotroph.org, a research community and a web source for methanotroph information
3 December 20152 December 2015 Yale researchers create better cellular factories to churn out novel biopolymers No longer limits in quantity or diversity of novel amino acids to make new therapeutics and materials in bacterial factories
22 August 2013 Sticking power of plant polyphenols used in new coatings Compounds found in red wine, green tea stick to anything, retain useful properties
14 May 2013 Selective isolation of gold facilitated by second-sphere coordination with α-cyclodextrin Northwestern University scientists replacing cyanide with cornstarch in gold extraction
11 October 2012 Newlight Expands Production Capacity for Sustainable Bioplastics Made From Greenhouse Gases 100,000-pound per year capacity expansion to meet customer demand for Newlight's cost-effective, high-performance, sustainable plastics
2 October 20129 September 2021 Newlight gains new patent for biogas-to-bioplastic process Company patented the conversion of greenhouse gases, such as waste, methane, and carbon dioxide, organic in PHA biodegradable plastics