Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

Japanese scientists at RIKEN CEMS, led by Takuzo Aida, have developed a new supramolecular plastic that maintains strength in ...

Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics ...

A group of scientists in Japan has created a new form of plastic that combines the strength required for everyday use with ...

Artistic rendering of the new plastic. Cross linked salt bridges visible in the plastic outside the seawater give it its ...

Less than 10% of all plastic waste gets recycled. The rest ends up in landfills ... Unlike traditional plastics, which are ...

Covalent bonds are strong and require substantial amounts of energy to break. Covalent bond: a shared pair of electrons. Molecule: two or more atoms covalently bonded together.