Plastics like Teflon are famously durable—and infamously difficult to recycle. But a breakthrough from researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) may offer a ...

Plastics like PTFE, commonly known as Teflon, are durable, yet difficult to decompose. Moreover, traditional methods for decomposing PTFE require extremely high temperatures and massive energy inputs.

Gamma irradiation of food is a simple, reliable, and mature technology. However, more use of alternative irradiation technologies, based on electrically generated sources, would help complement the ...

Electron beam method enables high-yield graphdiyne synthesis in seconds under ambient conditions, offering a fast route to carbon-based catalytic materials. But it differs in a key way: its structure ...

A state-of-the-art mobile electron beam accelerator unit is now operational and ready to provide on-site services on a pilot basis in Brazil. Housed inside a truck, the e-beam accelerator can travel ...