A simplified explanation of how materials engineering applies to plastic recycling. Using real-world insight from a materials ...

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have proposed a roadmap to solve the crises ...

Scientists are exploring a method to convert plastic waste into fuels and valuable chemicals using sunlight, potentially ...

Scientists are advancing a promising solution to two of the world's biggest challenges—plastic pollution and clean energy—by ...

Korley is a global leader in the sustainable use of polymers, especially in plastics. A 2023 U.S. Science Envoy, she has ...

Sunlight can convert plastic waste into hydrogen and clean fuels, offering a potential breakthrough in tackling pollution and ...

A team reporting in ACS Applied Polymer Materials created a "living plastic" using two bacterial strains that worked together ...

Biodegradable plastics hold potential for reducing marine plastic pollution, but degrade too quickly, limiting their ...

The new plastic is remarkably high quality, researchers say. Image from the study. For years, chemists have been on a quest ...

Some environmentalists question using plastic to address rising temperatures. The skate rink at Mahoney State Park in Ashland, Neb., was recently replaced with a synthetic ice surface to keep the rink ...

They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, or in this case, therapeutic, as a pioneering method turns waste plastic into a drug to treat Parkinson’s disease. Harnessing the power of bacteria, ...