Plastic trash lining a mountain trail might not seem like the start of a chemistry breakthrough, but for Yuwei Gu, it was. Hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York, the Rutgers chemist saw ...

Plastics manufacturers and processors now have access to smart packaging technology that promises to shift the tide of the industry's sustainability efforts. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is a ...

Their work explored the mechanical integrity, shape-recovery and self-healing properties of an advanced carbon-fiber plastic composite called Aromatic Thermosetting Copolyester (ATSP). Healing damage ...

A new article covering an overview and trends of plastic production and degradation technology using microorganisms has been published. Eco-friendly and sustainable plastic production and degradation ...