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New Promising Way to Recycle Carbon Fiber-reinforced Plastics: WSU

A research team from WSU for the first time has developed a promising way to recycle the popular carbon fiber plastics that are used in everything from modern airplanes and sporting goods to the wind energy industry. The work, reported in Polymer Degradation and Stability, provides an efficient way to re-use the expensive carbon fiber and other materials that make up the composites. Planes, Windmills, Many Products Jinwen Zhang with his Carbon Fiber Recycling Research Team Carbon fiber reinforced plastics are increasingly popular in many industries, particularly aviation, because they are light and strong. They are, however: Very difficult to break down or recycle, and disposing of them has become of increasing concern.  Thermoplastics - type of plastic used in milk bottles, can be melted and easily re-used whereas, composites used in planes are thermoset plastics which are cured and can’t easily be undone and returned to their original materials. Cau

Plastics Re-Revolution since 1930's; WASTE(s) are New Crude Oil, MAY 23-25, NEW YORK area

There are 2-Compelling Reasons Why You Must Attend This Bio-Conference: 1. Traditional & New Polymers: Biobased building blocks are enabling the manufacture of traditional polymers (Polyolefins/Polyesters/Nylons) as well as newer polymers such as PEF (vs PET for packaging) and Nylon 410 to name a few. 2. Environment Re-Engineering: Bill Gates funds $14M for Plantro-Chemicals and heads-up a $1 Billion fund to fight climate change. LAND Pollution: Building blocks for polymers are being made via forest and municipal WASTES as opposed to petro-based chemicals CLIMATE Pollution: In further support to worldwide Paris-2015 agreement on climate control, Bill Gates will be heading a $1 Billion fund to fight climate change. Use of biobased-renewable raw materials to make polymers, especially the greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4), is a step towards that goal. WATER Pollution: About 50Blbs / year of plastic leaks into ocean with potentially adverse effects on humans via seafood. Com

FREE WEBINAR ON UNDER GRADUATE Study in Beautiful Izmir, Turkey!

Yaşar University is a state of the art private university located in Izmir, Turkey. The University offers over 50 degree programmes 100% in English. The University carries the ECTS label, Diploma Supplement label, Erasmus charter and is fully accredited, and a member of the European Universities Association!  https://goo.gl/Swtiwy İzmir is a major centre for technology and business in the region of the Mediterranean, Caucasus, Balkans, Central Asia and the Middle East.  Experience the vibrancy of East meeting the West as Europe meets Asia. Contemporary meets traditional, and all intertwined with the city's 8,500 years of history. It is located next to the coast and 30 mins away from all the most beautiful beaches in the world. The rich culture and modern ethnic roots will give you a different vision and experience!  Yasar University offers udergraduate course in Business, Engineering, IT & Computer Science, Health & Life Sciences, Law, Media & Communications, Economics

FREE WEBINAR REGISTRATION for MASTERS IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING IN QATAR

Title: Connect to your Chemical Engineering Future today! Is chemical engineering your passion, your career and your future? Or you are specialising in another engineering area and you are ready to take the next step?  Texas A&M University in Qatar presents a uniquely designed webinar about its two Master´s programs in Chemical Engineering and you are invited!  https://goo.gl/bSBPkc Join the online session on March 16 to find out everything you need about the programs´s structure, the scholarship opportunities and the available assistantships from Dr. Ahmed Abdel - Wahab, the chairman of the Graduate Committee and its team. So, on one hand, the US higher education system: Cutting edge technology, groundbreaking research, pragmatic teaching methods and a unique campus life experience. On the other hand Qatar: The lowest unemployment rates, the wealthiest local residents, the biggest large-scale infrastructure projects and the 2020 FIFA World Cup. 

Biobased Re-Revolution of Plastics/Chemicals; New York, May 23-25

Why Revolution: It’s Raw-Materials; WASTE(s) that are Bio-Based/Sustainable or Climate Harming GASES; not PetroBased ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 2-Compelling Reasons Why You Must Attend 1. Traditional & New Polymers: Biobased building blocks are enabling the manufacture of traditional polymers (Polyolefins/Polyesters/Nylons) as well as newer polymers such as PEF (vs PET for packaging) and Nylon 410 to name a few. 2. Environment Re-Engineering: Bill Gates funds $14M for Plantro-Chemicals and heads-up a $1 Billion fund to fight climate change.  a. LAND Pollution: Building blocks for polymers are being made via forest and municipal WASTES as opposed to petro-based chemicals b. CLIMATE Pollution: In further support to worldwide Paris-2015 agreement on climate control, Bill Gates will be heading a $1 Billion fund to fight climate change. Use of biobased-renewable raw materials to make polymers, especially the greenhouse gases (CO2 and CH4), is a step tow

Hair's Strength Inspires New Polymer for Body Armor

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Researchers have studied why human hair is so strong to inform the design of new synthetic materials, including polymers for body armor. Observations researchers have made about why human hair is so strong and resistant to breaking could form the basis for the   development of new synthetic materials   , including polymers that could be well-suited for body armor. Human hair has a strength-to-weight ratio comparable to steel and can be stretched up to one and a half times its original length before breaking. Understanding why this is so was the aim of a cross-disciplinary team of mechanical engineers and nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego. Researchers observed at the nanoscale level how a strand of human hair behaves when it is deformed, or stretched. What they found was that hair behaves differently depending on how fast or slow it is stretched; the faster hair is stretched, the stronger it is, they said. Marc Meyers, a professor of mechanical engineering

Connect to your Chemical Engineering Future today!

Is chemical engineering your passion, your career and your future? Or you are specialising in another engineering area and you are ready to take the next step?  Texas A&M University in Qatar presents a uniquely designed webinar about its two Master´s programs in Chemical Engineering and you are invited!  https://goo.gl/bSBPkc Join the online session on March 16 to find out everything you need about the programs´s structure, the scholarship opportunities and the available assistantships from Dr. Ahmed Abdel - Wahab, the chairman of the Graduate Committee and its team. So, on one hand, the US higher education system: Cutting edge technology, groundbreaking research, pragmatic teaching methods and a unique campus life experience. On the other hand Qatar: The lowest unemployment rates, the wealthiest local residents, the biggest large-scale infrastructure projects and the 2020 FIFA World Cup.  Do you want to become part of this highly respected combination? Then save your pl