"Still a niche material." Research team invents plastic material that completely transforms when exposed to light: 'We see it as a breakthrough' first appeared on The Cool Down.

It's moldable, biocompatible and glitters like gold. Plastic that can conduct an electric charge is a material that can be ...

Every industry has its white whale, the problem that defies solution year after year. For the recycling world, that problem ...

This requires wide-scale behavioral change around consumption and disposal, in conjunction with wide-scale adoption of a new ...

Plastic products frequently pile up in landfills or spill into natural habitats where they occupy space and endanger wildlife ...

As reported by 36Kr, Remo Environmental Protection, a recycling startup founded in 2015, just secured new backing from Ingka ...

Loop Industries Inc. continues to take steps to commercialize its plastics recycling technology. The Montreal-based firm announced earlier this year a supply agreement with Evian, a well-known bottled ...

ReDeTec’s patented solution for extruding materials could transform the plastics industry. R&D tests show it uses 50% less energy than competing systems. But what will it take to reach full adoption?

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Plastics have enormous potential in space. It can cost $5,000 or more per pound to launch an object into orbit, according to Nature Portfolio. A lightweight material, plastics could theoretically ...

Plastic is cheap to make and shockingly profitable. It’s everywhere. And we’re all paying the price. On a Saturday last summer, I kayaked up a Connecticut river from the coast, buoyed by the rising ...

The versatility and affordability of plastics have made them indispensable in most aspects of our lives, from food packaging and healthcare to electronics. In particular, plastic packaging plays a ...