Plastics, Polymers, Rubbers

It started with light. The word spectroscopy is derived from two words: spectrum, which means image in Latin, and skopia,...

“There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.” — Aldous Huxley...

Can you relate to polyester pants legs creeping up, or annoying electrical shocks after walking on a carpet or plastic tile?...

“Have you ever watched a crab on the shore crawling backward in search of the Atlantic Ocean, and missing? That’s...

We know what polymers are: long chains of repeating molecules. But we didn’t know how to measure how weak or...

Traditional sutures help the healing process by closing and sealing a wound. Now, thanks to some research from scientists at...

Use of glass and metals in medical devices will decline over the next few years while the use of polymers...

Newer drug-eluting stents that contain a biodegradable polymer have a lower risk for complications than first-generation drug-eluting stents which contain...

Two reports indicate that the U.S. recycling volume of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) went up in 2010, and the country’s recycling...

Although many components of firearms are made of plastic instead of metal, there’s been little success further lightening the load...

There can be life after death, especially if you are a car tire, plastic bottle, or polymeric casing of a...