Microplastics in food can now be detected in hours instead of days, thanks to a new method that improves testing accuracy.

Recycled plastics are promoted on everything from water bottles and fleece jackets to shopping bags and yogurt cups: "This ...

Polymer-based-or plastic-synthetic materials have a hold on the fashion industry, currently making up about two-thirds of all fibers used in textiles with no signs of slowing down. At the same time, ...

Japanese researchers have developed an accelerated testing method to quickly and accurately determine if harmful chemicals ...

Researchers at the university in New York have combined four detection methods in an attempt to measure recycled content in a ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a hidden source of error in microplastic measurements: the gloves ...

A breakthrough method for chemically recycling acrylic—one of the world's most widely used plastics—has been developed by ...

During the injection molding process, harsh conditions (high temperature, high speed) and deterioration of plastic additives can release high volumes of decomposition gases. Mold deposits, gas burns, ...

Plasnomic, a global initiative focused on setting standards for plastic repair in collision shops, has launched what it ...

Until the mid-1970s, compression testing of composite materials received relatively little attention. Up to that point it, had generally been assumed that the compressive stiffness was approximately ...