A collaborative study by IIT researchers shows that adding tetrapod-shaped nanoparticles to certain synthetic plastics can make them less sticky and easier to process ...

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo have joined forces to take on a pressing environmental problem by using synthetic biology to turn plastic waste into valuable resources.

Marine animals inevitably eat what we toss in the ocean, including pervasive plastics—but how much is too much?

A new polymer reported in Nature may mark a turning point for needle-free insulin delivery. Researchers at Zhejiang University have developed a charge-shifting polyzwitterion that can carry insulin ...

BioBond, a leader in sustainable materials, announced the release of a white paper titled “The Dichotomy of Plastic Pollution ...

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With nearly half a century in the plastics industry and 14 years of combined active and reserve military service, Mike Krause has built his career around leadership — both in uniform and on the ...

Artificial nanocelluloses are produced via the self-assembly of low-molecular-weight (LMW) cellulose in vitro and represent an emerging class of nanocelluloses developed over the past decade. Most ...

Who knew that hangers could be so different?!?! I sure didn’t… But now we all do! And it’s all thanks to a woman who shared her hanger wisdom on TikTok! TikTok/@neenziemd The TikTokker said that ...

Columbia, S.C. — 3D Systems Corp. is doubling down on innovation in its MedTech and Dental businesses, two segments that are showing solid growth even as tariffs and delayed capital spending weigh on ...

Chemicals of concern in plastics: Number of the chemicals identified as of concern, less hazardous, not hazardous, without data, and under development. The outer circle represents chemicals that are ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. Polymer materials offer a broad range of benefits that make ...