A team of materials scientists and engineers at ETH Zurich has developed a light-triggered chemical process for breaking down ...

A new discovery offers a promising way to break down stubborn plastics like Plexiglass into their original building blocks, ...

The film discusses the origin and synthesis of plastic materials, highlighting how nature creates various organic substances ...

RapidMade Inc. thinks its new thermoformable carbon fiber process, Aerolite, has real potential to disrupt how to make lightweight, high strength-to-weight ratio parts.

An executive guide by Fashion for Good and BCG breaks down the levers brands need to pull to scale next-generation materials ...

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

Our brains are increasingly plastic. Minuscule shards and flakes of polymers are surprisingly abundant in brain tissue, a study of postmortem brains shows. This appraisal of microplastics and ...

Coca-Cola has opened a new Packaging Collection Hub in Lagos, Nigeria, with the capacity to process up to 13,000 metric tons of plastic bottles per year. The facility aims to boost plastic ...

THE fight against plastic waste ramps up at the start of the year with the launch of two separate movements with similar goals and strategies last January. First, the National Plastic Action ...

Credit: Pack-Smart. Pack-Smart, a Canada-based provider of advanced modular packaging automation solutions, has unveiled its new tray-forming and filling system. The company noted that the system is ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets ... "The whole process, from creating to reusing, is more ...