In a paper published in National Science Review, an advanced catalytic team of scientists present a novel heterogeneous catalytic process that efficiently converts polyurethane waste into important chemicals like aromatic amines and lactones by combining methanolysis and hydrogenation with a CO₂/H₂ reaction medium. The intermediate chemicals were then transformed into functional polymers—polyimide and polylactone.

An international team of researchers has developed an innovative method to control the formation of molecular complexes using visible light. The results open new avenues for applications in chemical synthesis and the development of active materials and artificial systems capable of operating in biological environments with mechanisms similar to those of living organisms

University of Groningen materials scientists studied a ‘twisted’ 2D material and discovered that it defied theoretical predictions.