Upcycling may help remedy the roughly 450 million tons of plastic discarded worldwide annually, of which only nine per cent ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

Unlocking Plastic Recycling Since their widespread adoption by the manufacturing industry in the 1960s, plastics have become an omnipresent material in our daily lives. They are also the cause of very ...

Researchers at Cornell University create a novel thermoset using dihydrofuran, enabling chemical recycling and natural degradation to combat plastic pollution.

It’s the year 2025 and, by now, it is abundantly clear that we have a major plastic problem–garbage patches in the ocean, ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — The world's botanic gardens must pull together to protect global plant biodiversity in the face of the extinction crisis, amid restrictions on wild-collecting, say ...

Looking ahead, Dow anticipates Q1 2025 earnings around $1 billion, a decrease of $200 million compared to the previous quarter. The company expects higher feedstock costs and plans to implement $300 ...

Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers have developed a recyclable alternative to a durable class of plastics used for items like car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling ...

Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls - these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, known for extreme ...

Caltech researchers have developed PAMs, a novel material that blends the properties of solids and liquids, making them ...