Physics World May 2020

Avoid, track, recycle: solutions to the problem of plastic waste

Plastic that doesn’t cost the Earth – the vast increase in unwanted plastic pollution has galvanized scientists and innovators around the world to develop ingenious approaches to reuse, retrieve and recycle plastic. But as this issue shows, significant challenges remain. Plus, how accidental discoveries lie at the heart of many technological innovations, and a look back at the life of Nobel laureate Philip Anderson, a giant of condensed-matter physics.

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