This innovation could solve multiple problems at once. Researchers develop groundbreaking system that turns common garbage into next-gen fuel source: 'This achievement is significant' first appeared ...

Hard, durable thermoset plastics appear everywhere from aircraft coatings to hip replacements. But they’re extremely difficult to recycle, and millions of tonnes end up in landfill, or incinerated ...

A recent study published in Nature by researchers at Cornell University presents a recyclable and degradable alternative to conventional thermoset plastics using a bio-sourced monomer, dihydrofuran ...

Although the stiffness of the thermoset polymer is only a quarter of that of aluminium, design measures enable researchers to adhere to the maximum allowable deformation. After 600 hours of testing, ...

The Biden administration included single-use utensils on the list of items it would like included in the U.N. plastics treaty. Rich Pedroncelli/AP ...

Plastics industry groups don’t have their own bullet-point list of priorities for the next presidential administration. But if they did, it would likely be in direct opposition to much of what ...

The plastics industry’s wish list for a second Trump Administration Tucked into a federal recycling bill is what critics call the plastics industry’s Project 2025 By Lisa Song ...

Regulation The Plastics Industry’s Wish List for a Second Trump Administration Critics call it the plastics industry’s Project 2025. Tucked into a federal recycling bill is a litany of ...

Thermoset plastics, like epoxy resin, silicone, and melamine, are frequently utilized in construction. Engineers use reinforcing materials like carbon fibers to make these polymers stronger.

Thermoset plastics, like epoxy resin, silicone, and melamine, are frequently utilized in construction. Engineers use reinforcing materials like carbon fibers to make these polymers stronger. They are ...

Epoxy resin, silicone or melamine are examples of thermoset plastics, commonly used in construction. To make these plastics stronger, engineers add reinforcement materials such as carbon fibers. They ...

OTTAWA, April 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), in partnership with the National Zero Waste Council, has released guidance for industry to take urgent measures to ...