The energy-efficient method breaks down Teflon into harmless carbon and sodium fluoride, which can be used directly, without ...

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in Langmuir report a way to waterproof ...

Japanese researchers have discovered a way to tackle plastic pollution by engineering E. coli bacteria to make a ...

As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in ACS’ Langmuir report a way to waterproof ...

Bacterial Cellulose Supermaterials Break Strength Barriers Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have ...

The rigid yet biodegradable plastic outperforms not only alternative biodegradable options, but plastic itself for mechanical strength.

Haipeng Yu, Zhao, and other researchers studied the plastic-like application of bamboo by developing a non-toxic alcohol ...

Scientists turned bamboo into a strong, recyclable, and biodegradable plastic that can replace regular plastic.

Most plastic forks, bottles, and shopping bags ever made still exist somewhere. Most are buried in a landfill or drifting in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The public isn’t too thrilled about that. About a third of Americans polled by PBS, ...

SC Johnson CEO Fisk Johnson laid out the business case for laws to control plastic waste. "Regulation is inevitable in my ...

After Jucélia do Rocio Chiquim got multiple procedures to treat her "eye sagging," she documented the bruising, swelling and more that accompanied her healing Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at ...