Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two ...

In a world increasingly aware of the environmental impact of fossil fuels, researchers are embarking on a venture to find ...

The Science & Technology Awards, issued annually by the ACS Rubber Division, represent the pinnacle of academic honors within ...

Emory University physicist Connie Roth upended her field of fundamental science with a discovery that polymer blends — an invention ...

During the Antec conference in Philadelphia, SPE named three new recipients of its 2025 Fellow of the Society Award.

Scientists in South Korea have engineered tiny bacterial cells that are churning out plastic. The plastics produced by the modified Escherichia coli ( E. coli) bacteria are known as polyester amides ...

Analysis revealed that just 1 gram of chewing gum released approximately 100 microplastics on average, with 1 gram of some ...

PARIS - Foie gras — the fattened liver of ducks or geese — is a French delicacy prized for its rich, buttery flavor. But its ...

A study found that the popular product can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics per piece into saliva and ...

Plastic is everywhere. And many products we use in everyday life can expose people to tiny, micrometer-wide plastic particles ...