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25 JUNE 2026 · PLASTIC · LABORATORY
A distant enzyme loop can make PET breakdown more efficient
A Nature Communications study points to productive substrate accessibility as a new route for engineering PET-degrading enzymes.
READ →4 MARCH 2026 · PFAS · LABORATORYCapturing and destroying PFAS in one process
An experimental platform combines hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent enrichment with molten alkali treatment.
READ →9 JANUARY 2026 · CO₂ · LABORATORYAn enzyme accelerates CO₂ mineralization in construction materials
Carbonic anhydrase increased CO₂ uptake in hydrated lime, cement, fly ash and slag under controlled conditions.
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