New Plastic From Sulfur -- Pyun Lab (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

New Plastic From Sulfur -- Pyun Lab

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A University of Arizona-led research team has discovered a simple process for making a new lightweight plastic from the inexpensive and abundant element sulfur. The petri dish on the left contains the plastic. The yellow powder on the right is sulfur. The team has already made a lithium-sulfur battery -- the type of next- generation battery that is lighter and cheaper than those currently used in electric and hybrid cars.

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Jared Griebel/ Pyun lab, University of Arizona department of chemistry and biochemistry.

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