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Jul 11, 2024

Lasers and 2D tech offer new hope for plastic waste management

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A global research team has devised a method to decompose plastics and other materials into their smallest components using a laser, enabling their future reuse.

The breakthrough involves placing these materials on two-dimensional structures called transition metal dichalcogenides and then exposing them to laser light. This technique could significantly enhance the disposal of plastics that are currently almost impossible to break down with existing technologies.

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