Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sometimes the simplest scientific discoveries can make the biggest difference. Researchers in the Department of Aeronautics (@aeroimperial501) at Imperial College London found a way to easily upcycle carbon fiber-reinforced plastic scraps by dunking them in liquid nitrogen.

You can read the full paper here: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsapm.5c02432?utm_source=ext&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=IC001_ST0001D_T006554_0425_MXM_Headline_Science_Videos_2025&src=IC001_ST0001D_T006554_0425_MXM_Headline_Science_Videos_2025
(Corresponding author: Koon-Yang Lee, Ph.D.)

Correction:
0:54 Celsius

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