Invisible teeth aligners have soared in popularity in recent years, especially for adults who don’t want to relive their metal-mouthed teen years. These and other plastic dental appliances such as ...

Imagine if you could buy fresh produce that didn't come swaddled in disposable plastic packaging. Instead, it came covered in a thin gauzy layer of something that could be rinsed off under the tap, ...

Hangers? I mean, seriously, do we really need eco-friendly clothing hangers? "Do we ever," says Danny Schrager, CEO of Mountain Valley Recycling in Morristown, Tenn. "Ninety percent of America's ...

Shampoo, ketchup, liquid soap, dishwashing liquid – they all come in bottles made from the same kind of plastic, polypropylene, and they're all infamous for being extremely difficult to empty. The ...

Antireflection (AR) coatings on plastics have a multitude of practical applications, including glare reduction on eyeglasses, computer monitors and the display on your smart-phone when outdoors. Now, ...

Huhtamaki and the 2M Group of Companies have announced a multi-year supply deal to deploy deep-tech company Xampla’s plastic-free Morro coating polymer to replace traditional barrier coatings in a ...

Getting that last bit of shampoo or detergent out of a bottle is a total pain in the ass. Researchers have now engineered a surface coating that allows thick and soapy products to slide right ...

A new coating could protect retainers, clear tooth aligners, and other plastic dental appliances from bacterial growth, which can cause bad odors and increase the chances of tooth decay and gum ...

(Nanowerk News) Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new type of coating that, when applied on a plastic surface, prevents fogging and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, June 3, 2022) It is hardly news that plastics are a huge environmental problem, but three features of the plastic saturation of our planet are not well or widely recognized. One is ...

Buildings and laptops could one day be coated in plastic that generates electricity from sunlight, says an Australian organic chemist. "The vision is plastics that coat large areas that provide quite ...