Harrowing moments spent hovering over a broken bit of plastic with a tube of superglue may not be a part of your future if some new research from University of Illinois pans out. Materials science ...

Imagine a plastic like this: harder than common plastics, non-flammable, and even with self-healing properties. But that is not all! It can be produced at room temperature in water, which is very ...

Plastic has become an essential element of our daily lives, finding its way into a wide array of products, including but not limited to toys, apparel, household items, electronic devices, automobiles, ...

Japanese scientists have developed a new type of plastic that’s strong at room temperature, but can be easily broken down on demand into its base components. In seawater, it starts to break down into ...

Stanford University material scientists have devised the first synthetic, plastic skin that is conductive, sensitive to touch, and capable of repeatedly self-healing at room temperature. The most ...

Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered new properties of an ultra-durable, recyclable, smart plastic — paving the way for transformative ...

Rigid plastic is very useful, but difficult to recycle. At least it was, until the discovery of so-called vitrimers. Using those vitrimers, Researchers at Wageningen University & Research have laid ...

The transfer of plastic waste from land to oceans and its subsequent accumulation within the food chain poses a major threat to both the environment and human health. Consequently, the development of ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have unveiled a groundbreaking plastic material, known as VPR, that combines remarkable properties rarely found in a single substance: strength, flexibility, ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A recent article in Nature Communications introduced a plastic ceramic electrolyte (PCE) synthesized by hybridizing a dynamically crosslinked aprotic polymer with ionically conductive ceramics. In ...