Plastics

Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.

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Micro-nano-plastics found in artery-clogging plaque in the neck

How Everyday Plastics Quietly Turn Into DNA-Damaging Nanoparticles

'Spoonful of plastics in your brain’ paper has duplicated images

There’s a spoon of plastics in our brains.

New study reveals polymers with flawed fillers boost heat transfer in plastics - EurekAlert!

Polymers with flawed fillers boost heat transfer in plastics

Researchers engineer bacteria to produce plastics: « A bacterial energy storage system is modified to make polymers. »

Recycling products from the inside out – What if plastics could self-destruct when their time as a useful product ends? Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are exploring this concept in one of their latest projects.

Coffee grounds and Reishi mushroom spores can be 3D printed into a compostable alternative to plastics

AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics

UA Engineer Pioneers New Process for Recycling Plastics

Creating a Global Package to Solve the Problem of Plastics

Environmental impacts of plastics: Moving beyond the perspective on waste

Environmental impacts of plastics: Moving beyond the perspective on waste - EurekAlert

Not As Harmless as Scientists Thought: Plastics Are Threatening Earth’s Stability

Move Over Plastics: Revolutionary Soft, Sustainable Material Set To Transform Medical Devices and Wearable Tech

Eco-Friendly Fibers May Pose a Greater Threat to the Planet Than Plastics, Concerning Study Reveals

More recycling efficiency for plastics - EurekAlert

Plastics and autism: Study highlights BPA's potential impact on boys' brain development

Bacteria in wastewater could be breaking plastics down for food