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Most alternatives struggle to scale due to high costs, performance limits, and inadequate recycling and composting systems.

Engineers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new type of desalination membrane that they claim is faster, and requires less pressure and energy than existing tech. The new membrane is made up ...

Teflon’s unique molecular structure made it useful in myriad applications, from nuclear weapons laboratories to your kitchen. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz / Longhua Liao via Getty Images / U.S.

Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic ...

A newly developed plant-based plastic material releases nine times less microplastics than conventional plastic when exposed to sunlight and seawater, a new study has found. A newly developed ...

Plastic is a term that refers to a set of materials that can be made from either natural or manufactured resources and can be used to make a variety of products. We look at the raw materials that are ...