[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVOtKSKyIvI&fw=470] Here’s an interesting development in the world of 3D printers: A rapid prototyping machine that melts ...

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Non-contact laser welding offers several advantages when it comes to joining one plastic part to another. It works on the principle of partial transmission which lets a laser’s light travel through ...

Is there a love more fleeting than a child’s affection for a fast-food meal toy? One minute, it’s the coolest thing in the world. An hour later back at home, it’s stuffed between two couch cushions, ...

Let’s just admit we’re an invasive species whose virulent impact on the natural world resembles science fiction. Last month, the National Climate Assessment bluntly detailed the devastating effects of ...

Unlike standard mechanical recycling, which “downcycles” plastic into a lower-quality material, the enzymatic process makes it possible to recycle a bottle into a material that’s equal in quality to ...

Here’s something that may be of interest to all the reprappers, vacuum formers, and other plastic fabbers out there: ultrasonic welding of plastics. If you’ve ever wanted to join two pieces of plastic ...

As our polar ice caps melt away as a consequence of climate change, the first thing we’ll have to worry about is the dramatic sea level rise that could plunge coastal cities underwater. A second ...

<p>Does Canada’s plastic money have a heat problem? According to reports in the Canadian news, the polymer bills are melting in extreme heat -- shriveling up like bacon, and occasionally ...