SB54 put an end to polystyrene — which had low recycling rates and high levels of pollution — in California. But the plastic ...

Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...

Enzymes significantly speed up the chemical reactions that keep you alive. Researchers are using AI to create new ones to tackle modern challenges.

All-natural straws crafted from delignified wood and chitosan demonstrate superior strength and hydro-stability, paving the ...

Recycling breakthrough for thermosets / Material touted as fully chemically recyclable, biodegradable — By Plasteurope.com ...

Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design brand-new enzymes that can go through multi-step reactions, a ...

The possibilities for material design and production of plastic components are being expanded through 3D printing technology. However, there is a shortage of recyclable polymers that meet the ...

A December report by PlasticList found that Stanford beans, chicken, rice and cauliflower contain above-average amounts of ...

Nature often demonstrates extraordinary ingenuity in material design, where structure dictates function. Examples include the ...

They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...

Researchers have created a recyclable, bio-based alternative to thermoset plastics using dihydrofuran (DHF). Cornell ...

Materials maker Eastman Chemical Co. posted small gains in sales ... officials said a higher specialty plastics sales volume/mix was driven by customer inventory destocking at the end of the ...