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15 August 202314 August 2023

New chemical process makes it easier to craft amino acids that don’t exist in nature

Chemists describe a powerful new way to create new-to-nature, 'unnatural' amino acids, which could find use in protein-based therapies and open up novel branches of organic chemistry

Neues chemisches Verfahren erleichtert die Herstellung von Aminosäuren, die in der Natur nicht vorkommen

Chemiker beschreiben einen leistungsfähigen neuen Weg zur Herstellung von neuartigen, "unnatürlichen" Aminosäuren, die in proteinbasierten Therapien Verwendung finden und neue Zweige der organischen Chemie erschließen könnten

31 October 202227 October 2022

Getting it to stick: Grabbing CO₂ out of the air

Direct air capture is hard to do. Pitt researchers are designing new materials that selectively catch carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Kleben bleiben: CO₂ aus der Luft fischen

Direct Air Capture ist schwierig - Forscher entwickeln neue Materialien, die selektiv Kohlendioxid aus der Atmosphäre einfangen

30 May 202225 May 2022

Nachhaltige neue chemische Katalysatoren schaffen

Chemieingenieure zeigen, wie Wolframoxid als Katalysator für nachhaltige chemische Umwandlungen eingesetzt werden kann

Sparking Sustainable new Chemical Catalysts

Pitt chemical engineers show how tungsten oxide can be used as a catalyst in sustainable chemical conversions

12 July 20199 July 2019

Wired Bacteria Form Nature’s Power Grid: ‘We Have an Electric Planet’

Electroactive bacteria were running current through “wires” long before humans learned the trick

11 January 20198 January 2019

A new study from MIT Sloan School finds consumers are willing to pay a premium for supply chain visibility

Research has implications for how firms message their efforts to target customers

5 February 20181 February 2018

These 11 innovations will tackle the causes of ocean plastic pollution, not just the symptoms

Businesses, governments and other stakeholders are supposed to make step changes in creating and implementing circular economy solutions to plastic waste

29 January 201825 January 2018

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation awards VTT for a bio-based packaging solution that reduces the use of plastics

Plastic-like cellulose-packaging material is suitable for dry and greasy products, such as nuts, cereals, coffee, condiments and raisins

22 December 201720 December 2017

Earth Institute: The Truth About Bioplastics

Bioplastics are often touted as being eco-friendly, but do they live up to the hype?

1 March 201629 February 2016

Tapping New Uses for Soy

Research pays dividends as industrial demand steadily increases

29 July 20159 September 2021

Efficient Electrochemical CO2 Conversion Powered by Renewable Energy

Proof-of-principle study provides some of the initial performance data necessary for assessing the scalability and technical viability of electrochemical CO₂ conversion technologies

1 May 2011

Bio-Kunststoffe im Überblick

Auch kritische Stimmen sind zu berücksichtigen

15 March 2011

Einwegbecher aus Bioplastik: Umweltbetrug in Fußballstadien

Wiederholte Nutzung von Mehrwegprodukten könnte deutlich mehr Energie und Rohstoffe einsparen

24 November 2010

Researcher questions validity of Pittsburgh life cycle study

Highly publicized study excluded the actual use and disposable aspects of bioplastics from its analysis

27 October 2010