Many plastics that are labelled as biodegradable are only compostable under industrial ... break down using only UV light. As a result of increasing public concern over plastic waste, PLA (Poly ...

Plastic is infamous for its ability to persist ... Crucially, this specific wavelength of UV light isn't contained within the spectrum of regular sunlight, eliminating the risk of inadvertent ...

The idea makes use of a plastic that changes colour ... like structure to locate over a 3×3 grid of UV LEDs, which he could then illuminate under the control of an Arduino Mini Pro.

Architectural fabrics used in engineered shade structures, such as PVC, PTFE, and HDPE shade mesh are effective sun ...

The process is complicated and full of interesting chemistry, but the gist is that the sun puts out a lot of UV radiation, which results in the breaking of the plastic polymer chains and formation ...

This material could reduce persistent plastic accumulation in the environment.” In laboratory testing, the team found that after 30 days of continuous UV light exposure, the polymer chains ...