It’s the year 2025 and, by now, it is abundantly clear that we have a major plastic problem–garbage patches in the ocean, ...

WSU researchers create a plant-based substitute for polyurethane foam, utilizing lignin for a more sustainable option.

An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals ...

SINGAPORE - A bus marketed as “autonomous” was involved in an accident on Jan 20 in Clementi, although there was a driver behind the wheel at the time of the collision. Launched in January ...

As certified sleep science coaches and tenured mattress testers, the Forbes Vetted sleep team set out to find the best memory foam mattresses worth recommending. While memory foam beds aren’t ...

Biobased plastics are plastics that are made entirely or partially from biological resources such as sustainably grown biomass and bio-waste. Examples include bio-polyethylene from sugarcane or corn ...

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires ... a polyurethane-foam sofa covered in polyester fabric sat behind an engineered-wood ...

Originally designed by NASA for aircraft cushions, memory foam is made mostly from a type of plastic called polyurethane — as are most foams. But what makes memory foam “remember” the shape ...

Saudi Arabia: 1. The European Union and its allies: 0. As the dust settles on last month’s failed United Nations negotiations to end plastic pollution, high-ambition countries in Europe and elsewhere ...

Thailand has become the latest country to take on the global plastic waste crisis by banning imports of plastic waste. For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from ...

When it comes to recovery tools, the foam roller has become a big gun in the runner’s arsenal in recent years. People who use them regularly swear by the mystical cylinder’s healing powers ...