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“BOPLA packaging materials help extend the shelf life of fresh produce by 40%” "BOPLA packaging materials help extend the shelf life of fresh produce by 40%" Each year, growers and retailers face significant losses from the spoilage of fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers, often due to issues like rotting and packaging fogging. To combat these …

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Bio-inspired hybrid materials for sustainable energy: Advancing bioresource technology and efficiency The pursuit of sustainable energy solutions has catalyzed a heightened interest in the application of biological principles to augment material technologies [1]. Bio-inspired materials, which emulate the structures and functions found in nature, encapsulate millions of years of evolutionary optimization to confront contemporary engineering …

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Quantum Simulations of New Materials for the 21st Century We are surrounded by a multiplicity of materials, from metals and alloys to crystals, glasses, and ceramics; from polymers and plastics to organic and living-derived substances; and let’s not forget natural materials like stone and exotic materials like aerogel. The amazing thing to me is that …

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Ionic Liquids as Green Sustainable Materials in Textiles This review article represents ionic liquids (ILs) in regime of textile for sustainable approach from scratch to its recyclability. ILs have not only the potential to be incorporated in the efficient processing of the corps but also introduces revolutionary properties to the textile products. Additionally, ILs offer …

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Critical Raw Materials and EU Competition Law European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera has her work cut out for her.  As Commissioner for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, she is not only responsible for steering the European Commission’s competition policy through 2029 –  a formidable task in itself – but also for coordinating the …

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High performance materials for green H2 production without critical raw materials EU Funded Project HYScale, has successfully developed and tested high-performance materials that eliminate the need for critical raw materials and PFAS, offering a more sustainable and economically viable solution. These advances mark a major step towards the integration of the stack into a fully …

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Investigation of ultra-wide bandgap chloro‑perovskite materials for blue LED applications: Crystal structure, optical and DFT studies Ultra-wide band gap (UWBG) in Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) materials are characterized by band gaps typically greater than 4 eV. These UWBG materials have gained substantial recognition in recent years for their promising applications in high-power, high-frequency and in …

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Ascend Performance Materials Takes Steps to Strengthen Balance Sheet and Position the Company for a Stronger Future Initiates restructuring process with support from existing lenders to strengthen balance sheet and improve financial foundation Obtains commitment for $250 million in financing Continues to operate as usual and provide high-performance materials to customers; shipments and product delivery …

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Polyrotaxanxe based phase change materials-A critical review 1. Introduction Phase change materials (PCMs) have garnered significant attention due to their ability to absorb, store, and release large amounts of latent heat during phase transitions, typically between solid and liquid states. [1] This unique property makes PCMs highly effective for thermal energy storage applications, where maintaining …

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Materials Advances in Devices for Heart Disease Interventions This review examines the crucial role of materials in heart disease interventions, focusing on strategies for monitoring, managing, and repairing heart conditions. It discusses the material requirements for medical devices, highlighting recent innovations and their impact on cardiovascular health. It aims to provide insights into the challenges …

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New hybrid materials boost energy conversion by 100 percent An international research team has developed new, highly efficient thermoelectric materials that have the potential to compete with current state-of-the-art compounds, while offering enhanced stability and significantly lower production costs. Led by Fabian Garmroudi, PhD, a Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA), the …

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Workshop explores new advanced materials for a growing world It is clear that humankind needs increasingly more resources, from computing power to steel and concrete, to meet the growing demands associated with data centers, infrastructure, and other mainstays of society. New, cost-effective approaches for producing the advanced materials key to that growth were the focus …

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Vianode Secures €33.4 Million to Scale Up Sustainable Battery Materials in Norway Norwegian battery materials company Vianode has secured a 400 million Norwegian kroner (€33.4 million) loan from Innovation Norway, aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion of sustainable anode graphite production. The financing will support Vianode’s first large-scale industrial facility, “Via ONE”, at Herøya Industrial …

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Recycled materials cut Polestar’s emissions per car by 25% Using low-emission materials could remove more than a third of the Polestar 2’s total CO2 output Use of recycled aluminium and steel, smelted with green energy, brings major reduction in environmental impact Polestar has cut the emissions of each electric car it produces by a quarter since …

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Safety of new food contact materials: Migration and sorption studies based on Tenax, powdered milk, baby cereal and oat flakes 1. Introduction The global environmental crisis associated with the ubiquity of landfills has given rise to pro-environmental measures, which include the “European Green Deal” climate pact, the “fit for 55” package (European Commission, 2021) and …

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