In 10 seconds? Researchers have shown that UV radiation can be behind the Missing Plastic Paradox, i.e. the disappearance of some of the waste floating in our oceans. Plastics have low biodegradability, but the team has found that...
In 10 seconds? Researchers have developed a method to help break down high-density polyethylene (HDPE), one of the most widely produced commercial plastics in the world, which is notoriously difficult to recycle. Why are we talki...
In 10 seconds? PET-bottles, farewell? Researchers have developed a new enzyme engineering platform that could help solve the world’s plastic problem by using directed evolution, so that plastic-degrading enzymes can work better an...