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Published Certain sugars affect brain 'plasticity,' helping with learning, memory, recovery



Can you recognize an old friend, but forget what you had for breakfast yesterday? Our brains constan...
Published Nudging food delivery customers to skip the fork drastically cuts plastic waste, study shows



A new study examines how a food-delivery platform in China used 'green nudges' to increase the share...
Published Scientists invent a bright way to upcycle plastics into liquids that can store hydrogen energy


Scientists have created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemicals useful for energy st ...
Published 3D-printed plasmonic plastic enables large-scale optical sensor production



Researchers have developed plasmonic plastic -- a type of composite material with unique optical pro ...
Published Scientists find both potential threats and promising resources in the thriving colonies of bacteria and fungi on ocean plastic trash



Scientists have found both potential threats and promising resources in the thriving colonies of bac...
Published Stronger, stretchier, self-healing plastic



An innovative plastic, stronger and stretchier than the current standard type and which can be heale ...
Published Is food waste the key to sustainable, plastic-free diapers and sanitary pads?



Once thrown away, disposable diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, beca...
Published New reactor could save millions when making ingredients for plastics and rubber from natural gas



A new way to make an important ingredient for plastics, adhesives, carpet fibers, household cleaners ...
Published There are large accumulations of plastics in the ocean, even outside so-called garbage patch



When plastic ends up in the ocean, it gradually weathers and disintegrates into small particles. If ...
Published Halloween toy among plastics swallowed by sea turtles



A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the guts of dead sea turtles in the Med ...
Published Using CO2 and biomass, researchers find path to more environmentally friendly recyclable plastics



Researchers have created a potential alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastic that is made ...
Published Using light to produce medication and plastics more efficiently



Anyone who wants to produce medication, plastics or fertilizer using conventional methods needs heat ...
Published Swarms of miniature robots clean up microplastics and microbes, simultaneously



When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down int ...
Published Is that glass bottle of OJ better for the planet than a plastic container?



Which packaging type for a 12-ounce, single-serve container of orange juice would you choose as the...
Published Holographic message encoded in simple plastic



Important data can be stored and concealed quite easily in ordinary plastic using 3D printers and te ...
Published Quantum films on plastic



Researchers have discovered that thin films of elemental bismuth exhibit the so-called non-linear Ha...
Published Reusable packaging revolution is close - Reusable Packaging Revolution: A Sustainable Solution for the Future



A detailed plan to transform product packaging and significantly cut plastic production and pollutio ...
Published Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels - Solar-Powered System Converts Plastic and Greenhouse Gases into Sustainable Fuels


Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into susta ...
Published Arctic ice algae heavily contaminated with microplastics - Arctic Ice Algae Heavily Contaminated with Microplastics



The alga Melosira arctica, which grows under Arctic sea ice, contains ten times as many microplastic...
Published Artificial 'rocks' from macroplastics threaten ocean health



Plastic waste is a problem on our beaches. Hence, it is largely removed in a coordinated manner with ...