A UB research team, including by Amit Goyal, Thomas Thundat, and Kunal Singh, CBE PhD student, is developing a “three-dimensional transient thermal barcode” system that could rapidly identify plastics for recycling. 

Heat-based signatures rapidly distinguish between common commercial plastics; could help address global pollution.

University at Buffalo researchers aim to provide regulators and others a quick and reliable way to assess sustainability claims.

UB researchers have developed a new device and method that can measure the amount of recyclable materials in plastic.  

Projects include creating new uses for discarded tires, and establishing a testbed for advanced sorting technologies.

Thundat is an internationally renowned scholar known for developing micro- and nanomechanical chemical and biological sensors.