UB scientists invent ‘transient thermal barcodes’ to improve plastic recycling

Published June 18, 2026

Print

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. Tech Xplore, MSN, ScienceMag, Vocal Media and Knowridge also reported on the research.