When you chew gum, you’re essentially gnawing on plastic.

And if you redecorate your home and sand down the old paintwork, the plastic binders in the paint can release microplastics ...

Transparent wood, made by stripping organic polymers and replacing them with a mixture of egg whites and rice extract, could ...

A new study showed that chewing gum releases microplastics, which can then be swallowed and absorbed by the body.

The Purdue researchers found that heating a mix of epoxidized oil, malic acid, and tannic acid yielded a sticky goo that bonded plastic, metal, and wood as tightly as, if not more tightly than, ...

Researchers created 'growth printing,' which mimics tree trunks' outward expansion to print polymer parts quickly ... manipulate its size and shape. For example: to create a corrugated, or wavy ...

Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate this high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing ... structure with densely entangled polymers between nanosheets, not only improving ...

Soaking up pollutants like a sponge, porous organic polymers (POPs) may be the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers. A group of researchers from Tohoku University ...

These novel polymers can be formulated into tin-free sealants and adhesives ... Both products can be used, for example, to formulate tin-free assembly adhesives. (Photo: WACKER) The two binders differ ...

research exploring their application in synthetic polymers remains scarce. Inspired by mussels, which exhibit remarkable adhesive properties in natural environments, the research team focused on ...