Plastics are widely used because they are robust and cost-effective materials. However, improper disposal of plastics has become a serious environmental issue. Particularly, plastic waste is composed ...

Researchers have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution. Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) have ...

Plastics processing, including extrusion, injection molding, and novel processing techniques, Nanomanufacturing with polymers, including compounding and forming of polymer and rubber nanocomposites, ...

Now in its Third Edition, Plastics is the key text for senior students studying the science and engineering of plastic materials. Starting from microstructure and physical properties, the book covers ...

Drifting at sea, isolated on a space station, or stuck in a war zone, engineers trying to build new things or patch together a repair are often constrained by the materials they have at hand. But what ...

ECOCCUBE uses 100% recycled waste plastic as its core material. WES-Tec Global relies on a proprietary process it calls ...

Many engineers and maintenance personnel mistakenly believe plastic components either require special plastic lubricants or no lubricants at all. In fact, these parts need to be lubricated to reduce ...