The damping and mechanical properties enhancement mechanisms were analyzed and compared through the porosity structure test ... generated during the casting process. Then, wrap the specimen with a ...

So how worried should you be about the plastic cradling your next meal? Is it safe? The answer depends on multiple factors, ...

Inside your refrigerator and pantry, plastic is everywhere. There’s plastic wrap, storage bags and bins, clamshell takeout containers, beverage bottles, and condiment tubs, of course. Plastics ...

Of that textile waste, it is estimated that 63 per cent of materials used for our clothing are made from virgin plastic. We all know plastic is around to stay - literally. It takes anywhere from ...

No, not lifting 50-pound bags of flour or cracking dozens of eggs at a time. It was fighting with the plastic wrap every time a tray of dough needed to go into the walk-in fridge. Even as a home ...

Have you ever accidentally slipped on a bathroom rug, or a rug in the hallway? Well, we tested out to see if plastic wrap can ...

These tiny plastic particles can range in size from 5 millimeters (as small as a pencil eraser) to 1 nanometer, which can’t be seen with the naked eye, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

Watch the CBS Reports documentary, "Advanced Recycling: Does Big Plastic's Idea Work?" About 48 million tons of plastic waste are generated each year in the U.S., and very little of it is ever ...

Despite the planet’s growing plastic pollution crisis, petroleum-based polymers have become an integral part of modern life. They make cars and airplanes lighter and more energy efficient.

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Indonesia is the fourth most populous nation in the world with 275 million people, but the second largest plastic polluter after China, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).