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Category: research Plants over plastics , articleResearchers make sustainable packaging more durable, offering a less-expensive, energy-efficient alternative to plastic.
Date: Apr 17, 2025 - -
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Category: research Diagnosing a dud may lead to a better battery , articleA team of chemists found a way to see into battery interfaces — tight, tricky spots buried deep inside the cell have long frustrated battery designers.
Date: Apr 01, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Rui Qiao named fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry , articleQiao, the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is recognized for his work at the interface of chemistry and its applications to technologies such as electrical energy storage.
Date: Feb 03, 2025 - -
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Category: research Breaking barriers: Researchers analyze how a chemical process could help recycle a common plastic waste , articleThe research team identified chemical recycling processes that remove additives, impurities, and colorants from polyethylene terephthalate, commonly referred to as PET. The processes can allow for a greater percentage of the plastic to be recycled than with the current mechanical recycling processes.
Date: May 13, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer , articleResearchers in the College of Engineering explore a cancer immunotherapy treatment that involves activating the immune cells in the body and reprogramming them to attack and destroy cancer cells. This therapeutic method frequently uses cytokines, small protein molecules that act as intercellular biochemical messengers and are released by the body's immune cells to coordinate their response.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Wind turbine blades get a sustainable upgrade , articleWith a $2 million grant from the Department of Energy, researchers from Virginia Tech have pioneered processes to make this sustainable energy source even more efficient. The research team will be using new methods of additive manufacturing, computational design, and a recyclable, high strength thermoplastic material.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Research seeks to break the mold of ultra-lightweight aerogels , articleProducing ultra-lightweight materials that are also strong could be a revolution across multiple industries. With groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary team of chemists and 3D printing experts, that revolution could be closer.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 - -
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Feng Lin talks about the chemistry of better batteries , articleLin broke down some of the current challenges to mass producing an effective and affordable battery, and shared his thoughts on the potential for coal in helping overcome these hurdles.
Date: Nov 27, 2023 - -
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Category: research A dynamic duo: How machine learning is helping make new discoveries in polymer chemistry , articleVirginia Tech researchers have produced and identified undiscovered catalyst reactions that can help create more sustainable polymers.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 - -
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Category: research An unexpected way to upcycle: Plastic waste transforms into soap , articleGuoliang “Greg” Liu of the Department of Chemistry has discovered a new method of recycling plastics — from milk cartons, food containers, and plastic bags — into soap. The method: Heat the long carbon chains in the plastics then quickly cool them.
Date: Aug 10, 2023 - -
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Category: impact In memoriam: Lesia Pristas, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning , articlePristas, a long-time Virginia Tech employee and a project manager for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, died of cancer at age 50 on June 25.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Graduate student team wins award for innovative 3D-printed water filter design , articleThree interdisciplinary graduate students in the macromolecular science and engineering program won an international Digital Manufacturing Challenge award for their design.
Date: Jul 18, 2023 - -
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Category: research Novel 3D printing process will use advanced materials to reduce waste and emissions in commercial vehicle industry , articleChris Williams, the L.S. Randolph Professor in mechanical engineering, leads a team that was recently selected by the REMADE Institute for a $1.5 million project that will seek enhancements in the efficiencies of tire retreading.
Date: Jun 30, 2023 - -
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Category: research New Polymer Science Fellowship honors emeritus professor and outstanding students , articleTiffany Thompson, a Ph.D. student in the macromolecular science and engineering degree program, is the first recipient of the Richard Turner Eastman Fellowship Award. The fellowship was created to honor Turner, who has been driven by an intense curiosity about polymer science throughout his influential career.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 - -
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Category: research Chemistry’s Michael Schulz awarded National Science Foundation CAREER award , articleThe award, which begins in May, comes on the heels of Schulz receiving a U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Research Program award last year.
Date: Apr 03, 2023 - -
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Category: research Researchers clear the way for well-rounded view of cellular defects , articleCellular dynamics are most often studied on the flat environment of a Petri dish, but Amrinder Nain's team has discovered that observing cells in an environment similar to living tissue provides new insights.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Engineering disciplines team up to fight plastic pollution , articleWith industry partner, Charlottesville-based NatureORAL Co., and collaborators at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry, Abby Whittington and her team have received $75,000 in seed money from the Virginia Commonwealth Commercialization Fund to begin a project that could reduce the growing problem of medical waste worldwide.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Polymer Sustainability Workshop highlights synergy between regional industry and academia , articleWith an issue as complex as plastic sustainability, the most promising solutions will be collaborative. That’s why the Virginia Tech Macromolecules Innovation Institute hosted its first Polymer Sustainability Workshop.
Date: Mar 24, 2023 -
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