The Master of Science in Plastics Engineering program offers professional training at the master's level designed to provide the opportunity for the study of more advanced theory and practice in ...

Plastics are great, except when it comes to making or disposing of them. Production generally requires the use of chemicals derived from fossil fuels, and so helps to continue our reliance on them.

This research, published in Science Advances, experimentally and theoretically found that polymers (commonly referred to as plastics) made with thermally conductive fillers containing defects ...

E. coli bacteria could be used to create biodegradable plastics, reports a paper published in Nature Chemical Biology. The engineered bacterial system described in the study may help in the ...

Japan plans to have recycled plastics account for at least 15% of overall plastics used in the production of new vehicle models, the Environment Ministry said Monday. The ministry unveiled the ...