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A team of researchers from Michigan State University, led by John Dorgan, Ph.D., is trying to change that, and recently presented a novel solution to finding new life for wind turbine blades. During the fall meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the group detailed how it had developed a new thermoplastic resin made of glass fibers combined with synthetic and plant-derived polymers. It’s strong enough to be used in making wind turbine blades, which when no longer needed, could be chopped up and dissolved to be recast into other products. Such products include car parts, but can also be much more unexpected.