New Atlas

Plastic-layer thickness used to form unique IDs for 3D-printed objects

As is the case with items that are manufactured in more traditional manners, it's certainly possible for 3D-printed products to be counterfeited. A new system could help identify such bogus goods, by ...

Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery

Think of ocean plastic and you may picture bottles and bags bobbing on the waves, slowly drifting out to sea. Yet the reality ...
Earth.com

Floating ocean plastic will take more than a century to disappear

Floating ocean plastics can take more than 100 years to disappear, breaking into tiny fragments that slowly sink to the seafloor.
Business Wire

The New DualFUSION Vial is First Vial That Combines the Benefits of a Strong, Protective Plastic Outer Layer and the High-Performance Barrier Properties of an Inner Silica Layer

MILLVILLE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WHEATON® announces the launch of its new DualFUSION Vial that combines the best properties of both plastic and glass into one container. Using Plasma Enhanced ...
UMass Lowell

Researchers Developing Solution to Reduce Waste Plastic Films

A team of faculty researchers led by Chemical Engineering Assoc. Prof. Hsi-Wu Wong was recently awarded a three-year grant totaling more than $1.6 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to ...
Ars Technica

Samsung’s “Ultra Thin Glass” doesn’t seem much stronger than plastic

There comes a point in the life of every foldable smartphone when, after a wave of hype and highly controlled early looks, the phone actually hits the hands of the general public—and durability issues ...