Nylon can be found everywhere in modern life, from the clothes we wear to the seatbelts in our cars. The problem is that producing it can be a dirty business, but researchers say a new method can make ...

ATLANTA, Aug. 22, 2021 — Outdoor stadium seats, ski bindings, tire reinforcements and other products that require strength, durability and weather resistance are all made with a type of nylon called ...

"It's a bit like the moon landing," Adam Baruchowitz, co-founder of Return to Vendor, said of what he touted as the circular materials startup's-and, indeed, the textile industry at large's-"big, big ...

In the inevitable shift away from fossil fuels, Genomatica announced the first commercial production of bio-based nylon. Companies that seize the economic and environmental advantages of ...

Researchers at Northwestern University have taken a step toward making it easier to chemically recycle nylon 6. The polymer is used in products including carpets, textiles, packaging—and fishing nets, ...

Ferroelectric film: transparent nylon could be an important building block for the development of transparent electronic circuits in the future. (Courtesy: Frank Keller/MPI-P) An efficient way of ...