Pro-Ject says that the Flatten it will improve playback quality and is compatible with all sizes and thickness of vinyl, ...

Many consumers might be surprised to learn that their daily products – from Shimla and Kashmiri apples to pharmaceutical ...

When you put plastic packaging into your recycling bin, it might be a surprise to learn that the least likely thing to happen is that it will be recycled in the UK. Instead, a huge amount of plastic ...

While polymer in popular usage suggests plastic, the term actually refers ... Natural polymeric materials such as shellac, amber, and natural rubber have been in use for centuries.

New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled into new PET products or upcycled into higher value materials. In experiments, method recovered 94% of monomers ...

Microplastics are now a ubiquitous part of our daily physical reality. These minuscule fragments of degrading plastic now suffuse our air, our soil, the food we eat and the water we drink.

Polyurethane is the main component in modern varnish. Choose the best polyurethane finish for your project from these standouts. Unlike lacquer, shellac and varnish, which have been around for ...

Several factors have been contributing to this growth, such as the expansion of e-commerce industry globally, urbanisation, the shift towards sustainable packaging, and government initiatives aimed at ...

Plastic does not naturally biodegrade. The Environmental Protection Agency cites research indicating that once in the environment, plastics can take between 100 and 1,000 years to decompose.

On average, the total amount of plastics found in the brain in each of the 2024 samples is about the same amount found in a disposable plastic spoon, say the researchers. What's perhaps even more ...