Common bacteria can turn plastic waste into the over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen, researchers have discovered.

Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

The vast majority of e-readers use glass screens that protect the e-paper screens. This is because they are cheaper to ...

The new polymer achieves impressive stiffness, up to 11 gigapascals, despite its low density of only 0.5 grams per cubic ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed an environmentally safer type of plastic that can be used for ...

A new enzymatic process cuts costs by 74 percent, slashes chemical use, and recycles PET plastic cleaner than oil-based ...

Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem has taken a small step away from its polluting, oil-based manufacturing by sourcing ...

Genetically modified E. coli converted broken-down plastic bottles into acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and Panadol. Tales of turning water into wine or weaving straw into gold are one ...