Plastic can be sustainable

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The University of Jena is researching sustainable, intelligent plastics. Image:
The University of Jena is researching sustainable, intelligent plastics. Image: Jens Meyer (Universität Jena)

Jena research group receives two million euros to research intelligent, recyclable plastic materials

Sustainable plastics that have the ability for self-healing, have intelligent pro­perties and can be recycled if required will be the subject of future research at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. A project in this field, coordinated by the che­mist and materials scientist Prof. Ulrich S. Schubert, is being granted two million euros in funding from the Carl Zeiss Foundation.

Repairing scratches with a hair dryer

"Imagine scratched surfaces on household furniture, for example in the kitchen," says Schu­bert, describing a possible application for these intelligent plastics. ...

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