South Korean researchers may have given more bad news for phthalates, the chemicals often found in plastics that make them softer and more pliable. Researchers at the Inje University College in Seoul have released study results showing that phthalates may be linked to higher rates of obesity in children, reports U.S. News and World Report’s [...]
Polymer Nanotubes Key to Detecting Nerve Gas
May 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Korean scientists have developed a sensor built from polymer nanostructures that can detect extremely minute concentrations of nerve gas, is less expensive than current models, lightweight, wearable, and can be used continuously. Jyongsik Jang, a polymer scientist at Seoul National Laboratory, says the sensor can detect nerve gas at concentrations as low as 10 parts [...]
Polymer Membrane for Better Carbon Dioxide Capture
May 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
Researchers in Canada and Korea have come up with a polymer material that has extraordinary gas permeability that can separate carbon dioxide. The work may help investigators to develop inexpensive and energy-efficient ways to capture carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. As Senior Editor Mitch Jacoby reports in Chemical & Engineering News, the most sophisticated [...]
