Jay Foreman, the CEO of Basic Fun, a Florida-based toy company whose brands include Tonka, Lite-Brite, and Care Bears, was ...

Biodegradable plastics are usually sought after for their ability to break down quickly. However, this does not tell us how ...

A new kind of building material is taking shape in a lab at the University of Michigan. The modular, flat black panels panel is the kind of wall-like material that’s used to clad the exterior of ...

As the crisis in the Middle East continues, much of the public focus has been on fuel prices and the cost of living. But ...

A breakthrough plastic filter boosts hydrogen flow by 836%, offering a faster, more efficient way to purify hydrogen for ...

Plastics are rotting the world, turning natural habitats into junkyards. More than 90% of manufactured plastics end up in the environment, polluting landscapes and water bodies, harming ecosystems, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Plastic trash is a problem. In the USA, each person produces an average of 100kg of plastic waste per year. Single-use plastics like drink ...

Recycling plastics may have just gotten as simple as flipping a switch, thanks to scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology. The school reported on the study, recently published in the ...

Have you been collecting plastic grocery bags and don't know why? Instead of tossing them, make them useful again. Here are ...

That’s a wrap on harmful plastic? Microplastics — which slough off larger plastics — plague everything we touch, from our food to our cleaning tools, increasing the risk of heart attacks, strokes and ...

Sunlight hits tiny particles of plastic floating in a clear water solution. Slowly, they begin to disappear, leaving behind a familiar household chemical: acetic acid, the main ingredient in vinegar.