Rather than a potential triumph, the compostable plastics we use look increasingly like a tragedy. Andy Extance looks at the ...

Both chopped and continuous fibers are used in composite 3D printing for lightweight, strong parts. We took a look at how ...

Plastics can be engineered for specific uses by matching up the properties of the plastic to the job it will ultimately be used for. Plastics are examples of polymers - very large molecules formed ...

What’s the Best Paint for Plastic? When painting plastic, adhesion dynamics can vary greatly, so you’ll get the best results ...

All plastics eventually fade when exposed to the environment, but if your car’s trim is starting to look gray and sad, ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

You will also utilize this equipment in processing courses to observe how changing variables affects the mechanical properties of plastics products. From developing life-saving medical equipment to ...

The first U.S. newspaper printed on paper made from trees was an edition of the Boston Weekly Journal published in January ...

Gua Sha is one of the oldest beauty tools available in the market if you want to debloat and sculpt your face without going ...

MIT engineers have improved methods to convert CO2 into valuable products, potentially impacting climate change efforts.

Bio-based materials may pose a greater health risk to some of the planet’s most important species than the conventional plastics they are designed to replace, a new study has shown. Such materials are ...

A take-out container that doesn’t leak or sustainable packaging? You could have both! Researchers reporting in ACS Omega ...