Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the polymer - ...

A membrane that is thinner than a human hair could power next-generation energy storage. In a recent study published in National Science Review, a research team led by Prof. LI Xianfeng from the ...

Polymers are lightweight, durable, and easily processed into fabricated parts, features that promoted polymers to become the most relevant class of engineering materials by volume. However, recycling ...

The largest fibre-reinforced polymer lock gates were installed in the new Number III lock on the Wilhelminakanaal in Tilburg. Never before have such large (6.2 x 12.9 m) lock gates made of ...

Polyethylene plastics—in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape—are notoriously hard to recycle. They're sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they're recycled at all, ...

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