Scientists at MIT have created an ultrastrong plastic that's twice as strong as steel, and it's pretty amazing. Don't get me wrong, I hate everything bad that has come with the creation of plastic.

This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit ...

OXFORD, England — When you think of plastic, you might picture flimsy shopping bags or disposable water bottles. But there’s a special type of plastic that’s so tough it can stop bullets, replace worn ...

Polyethylene has a number of advantageous properties, but biodegradability is not one of them. A team of researchers has now developed a plastic which has similar thermoplastic properties to ...

Plastics are tough and versatile materials, which is great when they’re in use but not so good when they end up in the environment. Scientists at EPFL have now developed a new PET-like plastic ...

Scientists have demonstrated a creative solution to plastic pollution, one of our most pressing environmental problems. Plastic was embedded with spores of plastic-eating bacteria that are activated ...

It’s Friday, July 1, and California lawmakers have declared a momentous victory against plastic pollution. In a big win for the environment, California Governor Gavin Newsom approved a far-reaching ...