#alternatives

#alternatives

This Database Contains Over 100 Plastic Alternatives For DesignersFor those who are looking for alternative materials to plastic, this organization has got them covered! A Plastic Planet, an environmental organization dedicated to stopping the world from using plastic, has created PlasticFree.This platform is a subscription-based service that provides its users with in-depth reports on different plastic alternatives. While you can easily Google “plastic alternatives,” the organization offers more in-depth details and key insights into its platform. Additionally, the convenience is there, as this is an entire platform dedicated to plastic alternatives. No need for multiple tabs opens in your browser as you look up how certain materials will hold up to plastic. PlasticFree also provides case studies on how these different alternatives are being turned into products across the world. The part material library and part design tool service has one ultimate aim. It is to "help designers and business leaders eradicate one trillion pieces of plastic waste from the global economy by 2025," according to the organization.Image credit: A Plastic Planet#plastic #alternatives #materials #database #library #subscription #APlasticPlanet

This New Battery Is Made From Low-Cost Materials Will this new battery be the next cheap alternative for limited power sources in a container?Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new battery from inexpensive materials that are very much available in big amounts in the world. This project was done to provide an alternative option to lithium-ion batteries, which are too expensive for operations and other processes.The new battery architecture uses aluminum, sulfur, and a molten salt electrolyte to provide power to machines and systems. The researchers used aluminum and sulfur as the electrode materials for the battery in charge of providing electrons to the external circuit. Researchers picked aluminum for being the second most abundant metal in the market, as it has the right electrochemical properties for an efficient battery. The dominant one, iron, did not fit what the experts wanted for their battery.Sulfur became the second electrode material because of its accessibility and cheap market price. The salt electrolyte was chosen because the team didn’t want to use volatile, flammable organic liquids. This is because they can lead to fires in cars and other technologies that need a battery.The study was done by MIT Professor Donald Sadoway, along with 15 others at MIT and in China, Canada, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Image credit: Rebecca Miller#MIT #research #development #battery #aluminum #sulfur #alternatives #energy #power #science