Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in ...

Rutgers scientists have developed plastics that can be programmed to break down at specific rates by drawing on a natural principle. Their approach could provide a meaningful new way to tackle the ...

Couch cushions, rugs and carpets are made of polyester fibers; furniture and flooring is coated in plastic laminates. The ...

Unlike their mid-century ancestors, today's plastics are being reimagined through ultra-thin layering at the molecular level.

This new cellulose-derived plastic uses FDA-approved ingredients and salt-sensitive chemistry to avoid microplastic pollution ...

Plastics are made from crude oil and petroleum by-products, so a team of scientists decided to explore if they could turn ...

Cheap, strong, and versatile, plastic seemed like the perfect invention—until its staying power turned into a global headache. Now, Yokohama National University researchers have developed a ...

Businesses with ambitions to shrink their plastic waste travel a rocky road. Their battle en route to their sustainability ...

Early indicators suggest US plastics manufacturing may rebound after interest rate cuts ease borrowing costs and boost ...

From balloons to wrapping paper, everyone tends to produce more waste this time of year. We asked two scientists for tips on ...

Within the retro computing community there exists a lot of controversy about so-called ‘retrobrighting’, which involves ...

This week on Material Insights, Frank Esposito reports that polyethylene and PVC prices remained flat in October, marking four straight months of stability for polyethylene. He explains that strong ...