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PC Magazine
December 13, 2010
Jamie Lendino |
Scientists Develop Self-Healing Plastics Resarchers have now figured out a way to build plastic material that heals itself.   |
Technology Research News
July 16, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Electricity shapes nano plastic Plastic is a popular material for electronics these days because it's light and flexible. But today's chipmaking processes tend toward hard crystals, not soft polymers. A method that yields microscopic plastic structures could help, and it's based on a readily-available resource -- electricity. |
Delicious Living
February 2005
Jean Weiss |
The Plastics Conundrum How does using plastic really affect us? Who knows. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
BASF's Smaller Focus Nanotechnology is poised to recharge the world of plastics products. If you are looking for a relatively safe way to profit at least modestly from this emerging field, BASF is a good company to consider. |
Scientific American
October 2008
Steven Ashley |
Cool Polymers: Toward the Microwave Oven Version of the Refrigerator Getting a bigger chill out of polymers that respond to electric fields. |
National Defense
June 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Converting Eco-Unfriendly Plastic Into Fuel Natural State Research Inc., based in Stamford, Conn., has developed a technology that converts waste plastics into hydrocarbon liquid fuel through a thermal degradation process. |
Chemistry World
August 19, 2010
Sarah Houlton |
Plastic oceans Plastic waste is a problem in the oceans, but it's not clear where it is - or how much there is. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2008
Monica Heger |
At Long Last, Plastic Electronics Goes Commercial Plastic Logic begins production today, racing with Polymer Vision to get flexible e-readers into consumers' hands |
Technology Research News
February 23, 2005 |
Plastic changes color in heat Researchers have engineered a plastic that loses its color when heated. It could eventually be used to produce relatively inexpensive temperature-based paint. |
Technology Research News
June 18, 2003 |
Nano rapid prototyping advances Rapid prototyping -- using lasers to harden liquid plastic into three-dimensional shapes -- has been around for a couple of decades, but lately researchers have been working to scale the process down to the realm of nanotechnology. |
Technology Research News
February 25, 2004 |
Nanotubes boost shape recovery Researchers have mixed carbon nanotubes with polymer to make a plastic that is good at springing back into shape when heated. The shape memory polymers could be used in practical applications in five years, according to the researchers. |
Chemistry World
January 8, 2016
Simon Hadlington |
New shape memory polymer with a permanent twist The new kind of polymer's permanent shape can be changed multiple times, with the features from the previous shape remaining locked into the structure. |
Chemistry World
February 12, 2015
Patrick Walter |
Plastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years Plastic waste entering world's oceans amounts to five bags for every foot of coastline. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2005
John Teresko |
Green Machines With worldwide automobile sales expected to more than double in the next 50 years, the drive for waste reduction is accelerating. When specifying materials, product development staffs must now equally embrace design for disassembly and recycling as well as design for manufacturing. |
Delicious Living
February 2005
Julie Rothschild Levi |
Plastic Do's and Dont's DO check those numbered recycling triangles when you buy plastic... DON'T microwave plastics not intended for such use... DO try stainless-steel water bottles... DON'T keep store-bought cheeses, meats, or fish in the original cling wrap... etc. |
Fast Company
September 2008
Melanie Warner |
Green Business: Plastic Potion No. 9 Recycling should be the easy way to get people involved in helping the environment. Too bad the businesses behind it are blowing it. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2002
Doug Bartholomew |
Beyond The Grave New regulations and concerns for the environment are prompting manufacturers to design products for easier recycling and remanufacturing... |
Technology Research News
June 2, 2004 |
Process Nets Cheap Microstructures Researchers from Boston College have demonstrated that it's possible to use relatively inexpensive polymers to construct tiny structures using multiphoton-absorption photopolymerization. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Alex Wilson |
Would-Be Wood "Lumber" from recycled materials looks like wood and offers real advantages. Is it for you? |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2005
John S. McClenahen |
Where The Customers Are MBA Polymers locates plastics recycling plant in Guangzhou. |
Chemistry World
July 2006 |
Editorial: Need a Carrier Bag? The world is drowing in a sea of plastic bags. Chemists are helping address the problem with better biodegradable materials, and by highlighting and tracking the environmental impact of plastics and their breakdown products. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
DuPont's Got One Word for You: Nanocomposites Plastics giant DuPont jumps on the nanotech bandwagon. Investors, take note. |
U.S. CPSC
March 3, 2011 |
Rattles Recalled by Rhino Toys Due to Choking Hazard The hard plastic C-links on both ends of the rattles' soft plastic chain can break, posing a choking hazard to young children. |
Reactive Reports
December 2006
David Bradley |
Plastic Shape Shifter Temperature-controlled triple-shaped plastics that can change shape from one form to another, then another, have been developed by researchers. |
Chemistry World
June 7, 2012
Andrew Turley |
Plastics makers to win from electric cars You need lightweight materials to make a good electric vehicle. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
The Slow Death of the Plastic Bag It looks like the disposable plastic bag is on its way out. The move away from plastic bags isn't likely to be a big deal for investors. |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2014
Ned Stafford |
Europe wants to get tough on plastic waste The European parliament has signaled that it is prepared to support an ambitious effort by the European commission to sharply reduce the level of 'dangerous plastics' in the environment. |
Technology Research News
July 28, 2004 |
Process prints silicon on plastic The components could be used in flexible large-area displays, radiofrequency ID tags, sensors, and flexible applications like reconfigurable antennas. |
Popular Mechanics
November 10, 2008 |
Recycling Myths: PM Debunks 5 Half Truths about Recycling The dominant factor in virtually every case is the enormous amount of energy required to turn raw materials into metals and plastics compared to the energy needed to reprocess products that already exist. |
Technology Research News
July 13, 2005 |
Invisible Ink is Rewritable Researchers have fabricated a rewritable security paper whose contents are only visible under ultraviolet light. |
Delicious Living
February 2005
Julie Rothschild Levi |
Plastic Planet Although it may not be necessary (or realistic) to purge plastics from our lives, it may well be worthwhile to consider reducing their use, for the sake of our health and our world. |
Fast Company
November 19, 2011
Emma Haak |
Seventh Generation Introduces Eco-Friendly Laundry Detergent Containers When one product becomes more eco-friendly, benefits abound throughout the supply chain. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Two Words: Biodegradable Plastics Eco-friendly innovations offer healthy growth prospects. Investors are urged to watch closely as Metabolix and ADM enter the biodegradable plastics market. |
Chemistry World
March 21, 2014
Hamish Crawford |
Waste plastics unzipped into useful chemicals A team from Northland College in Wisconsin, and from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, have developed a way to depolymerize polyesters and polycarbonates into diols and methanol, using ruthenium based pincer catalysts. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Recycling By the Numbers: The Truth About Recycling What's the bottom line on the cost to recycle five different products from aluminum to polystyrene? |
Chemistry World
August 19, 2014
Jennifer Newton |
Stefano Farris: Food packaging chemistry A team is trying to develop new materials for food packaging applications, particularly in the form of coatings to improve and enhance plastic substrates. |
Fast Company
October 2004
Lucas Conley |
Conducting the Future Plextronics may be sitting on the next (small) thing. Thanks to nanotechnology, the Pittsburgh-based startup has figured out how to make plastic carry a charge. |
