The millimeter-thick paperboard behaves just like plastic; it's strong, transparent, shapeable—and can hold boiling water.

A team of biomaterial engineers, environmental resource specialists and industrial design researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Japan has developed a biodegradable material that is ...

The fact that it is transparent, biodegradable in a natural environment, and plastic-like is already fantastic, but there is more. The researchers have shown that boiling water can be poured into a ...

Barbies and Cabbage Patch dolls defined the term “plastic people.” Today, each and every one of us is said to consume upwards to a credit card’s worth ...

London Gatwick is the latest airport to change its liquid rules due to upgraded security scanners. But rules around liquids in hand luggage still differ between UK airports Nine UK airports, including ...

A new method produces PEDOT nanofibers with enhanced electrical conductivity and increased surface area for improved charge ...

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Evalyne Ndirangu, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Ayhan Evrensel, IAEA Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications “The world’s commitment to ending plastic pollution is clear ...

Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass replacement. Of course, there’s likely a glaring issue when you try envisioning a ...

Today, Oceana released a new report that projects The Coca-Cola Company’s plastic use will exceed 9.1 billion pounds (4.1 million metric tons) per year by 2030 if the company does not change its ...

Police say a SEPTA engineer's own wife shot and killed him, then left his body on a plastic sheet outside their home. Danielle Baxter, 39, is accused of killing 38-year-old Jordan Baxter in the ...

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