The new approach utilizes a blend of spent coffee grounds, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) - a common plastic used in packaging - and potassium hydroxide, a strong alkaline chemical. The components ...

A team of researchers from the University of Sharjah in the UAE is transforming spent coffee grounds (SCG) and polyethylene ...

A team of researchers has announced a breakthrough in carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology, unveiling a novel biochar ...

Soaps play a vital role in keeping clean. They are salts made from the alkaline hydrolysis of fats and oils (triglycerides). Fat molecules contain three ester links. These can be hydrolysed when they ...

Solid, liquid, gas … and something else? While most of us learn about just three states of matter in elementary school, physicists have discovered several exotic varieties that can exist under extreme ...