RMIT University

Access covers demonstrate potential of recycled glass–polymeric composite

By Lisa McDonald / November 16, 2021

Finding new applications for recycled glass brings the material ever closer to reaching its sustainable potential. Three researchers at RMIT University developed a process for creating glass–polymeric composites from recycled glass, which could be used for various building components such as access covers.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / April 21, 2021

Oxygen migration enables ferroelectricity on nanoscale, 3D-printed material to replace ivory, and other materials stories that may be of interest for April 21, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / February 10, 2021

Recycle face masks into roads, quantum tunneling in graphene, and other materials stories that may be of interest for February 10, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / January 27, 2021

Single atoms as a catalyst, new graphene nanochannel water filters, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 27, 2021.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / November 25, 2020

Waste concrete repurposed into public furniture, NASA decadal review, and other materials stories that may be of interest for November 25, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / October 21, 2020

Diamond-studded silk wound dressing, ultrafast fiber laser, and other materials stories that may be of interest for October 21, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / September 30, 2020

Ultrasound signals converted directly to visible images, cement-free concrete beats corrosion, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 30, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / September 2, 2020

Fruit peel turns old batteries new, electronic skin reacts to pain, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 2, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / August 5, 2020

E-waste becomes protective coating for metal, new 3D printing technology, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 5, 2020.

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Other materials stories that may be of interest

By Lisa McDonald / July 29, 2020

Graphene can act as a surfactant, laser inversion enables multi-materials 3D printing, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 29, 2020.

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