The film discusses the origin and synthesis of plastic materials, highlighting how nature creates various organic substances ...

While plastics are very useful on their own, they can be much stronger when reinforced and mixed with a range of fibers. Not surprisingly, this includes the thermoplastic polymers which are ...

A Ugandan farmer is growing calabash or bottle gourds as a natural alternative to plastic bottles. The idea is catching on and business is booming. Uganda still produces some 600 tonnes of plastic ...

Synthetic materials are made from natural resources. Synthetic materials are made by chemically changing the starting substances to create a material with different characteristics. Some examples of ...

FESEM imaging revealed that the all-natural plastic substitute featured conformal chitosan layers on both the outer surface and inner vessel channels. This compact chitosan deposition significantly ...

Stafford Broumand, of 740 Park Plastic Surgery in New York, confirmed that his patients are looking for "more natural results versus overdone." "Patients are looking for more natural and petite ...

“All living organisms have evolved over billions of years to use natural materials. But plastics are not, so the additives in microplastics can accumulate in organisms and disrupt their intricat ...

Make the switch to a sustainable smile! Know the pros and cons of plastic and bamboo toothbrushes. Find out which one comes ...

And it's hoping it could put a dent in the 300 million tons of plastic waste humans generate each year. Notpla's natural plastic-like casing is biodegradable within four to six weeks, the company ...

Once touted as a novel material offering unprecedented malleability and versatility, plastic is steadily becoming one of the biggest threats to our natural environment. But it can be hard not to ...