Bacterial Cellulose Supermaterials Break Strength Barriers Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have ...

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, have started a multiyear project to develop new types of plastic ...

The use of plastics materials has increased dramatically throughout the world over the past 50 years, and now stands at roughly 100 billion pounds. Commercial plastics are known as resins in North ...

Plastics are synthetic or semi-synthetic materials made from polymers, which are long chains of molecules typically derived from petroleum, natural gas, or other organic sources. Plastics are ...

A newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times less microplastics than conventional plastic when exposed to sunlight and seawater, a new study has found. A newly developed ...

Scientists have discovered a way to create a material that can be made like a plastic, but conducts electricity more like a metal. The research shows how to make a kind of material in which the ...

Engineers at MIT have developed a new ultrathin material as light as plastic but stronger than steel. The durable material could be used in vehicles or electronics, and makes use of a manufacturing ...

Reusable water bottles make staying hydrated easy, cut down on disposable plastic use and, with ever-updating colors, shapes and patterns, offer a way to make a fashion or lifestyle statement. So ...

A company that turns all types of plastic into material for concrete has opened a state-of-the-art recycling facility in York County. The facility, located in the 300 block of Eberts Lane in York City ...