Unlike their mid-century ancestors, today's plastics are being reimagined through ultra-thin layering at the molecular level.

An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, ...

Rutgers scientists have developed plastics that can be programmed to break down at specific rates by drawing on a natural principle. Their approach could provide a meaningful new way to tackle the ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 3, 2025 / For decades, every industry has been held back by the same flaw. They ...

Methanol is an ideal feedstock for bio-manufacturing. Converting it into lactate, a monomer for biodegradable plastic, offers ...

Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck. Plastic bottles littered the trail ...

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Cheap, strong, and versatile, plastic seemed like the perfect invention—until its staying power turned into a global headache ...

Near the Pennsylvania coast, particle counts surged from 19,000 per square kilometer in 2014 to over 700,000 in 2024.

Chemicals in everyday plastics may be fueling obesity, infertility, and asthma that begin in childhood. Experts warn urgent ...