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, ...

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.

New research on microplastics in brains reminds us that while scientists compile safety data, our leaders should still act ...

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

One thing is certain: Plastic direct screw connections are a reliable and cost-optimized solution for connecting plastic ...

Although the process often yields a material that is a little weaker than virgin plastic, it works well ... from surrounding water molecules, forming more-stable hydrocarbons and avoiding char ...

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 ...

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 ...