A team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), led by Yuhang Hu, PhD, has developed a new class of synthetic polymers that can grow, shrink, heal, and regenerate after their ...

As the global demand for polymers and plastics intensifies, an unsettling statistic from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development reveals that only 9% of these materials were ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic ends up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic end up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials scientists ...

Plastic, once ingenious for its durability and versatility, has become a global environmental issue that is affecting every ...

Orlando, Fla. — A coalition of Northeast Ohio plastics companies, governments and universities is hoping to secure at least $40 million in federal funding to become a national technology hub for ...

Polestar, a Swedish electric vehicle manufacturer, and plastics recycler MBA Polymers UK, based in Nottingham, have signed a collaborative agreement that seeks to accelerate the circular economy for ...

LyondellBasell Industries has launched Circulen, a group of materials that officials said will allow brand owners to improve the sustainability of consumer products. In an April 12 news release, ...

How can polymer additives help create stronger and more sustainable recycled plastics? At Columbia University, Assistant Professor Neil Dolinski explores this possibility through his group’s research ...

Polymer Center and Blue Polymers facilities are designed to produce 175 million pounds of recycled plastics annually for sustainable packaging and other uses Republic Services and Blue Polymers opened ...

SINGAPORE – A team of A*STAR scientists has successfully upcycled waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries ...

The polymers are made by thermal conversion of plastic scrap. The first delivery of pyrolysis oil for polymer production at the LyondellBasell site in Wesseling, Germany (Facial masks were briefly ...