Nearly all black plastics get sent to the landfill or get incinerated because their pigment makes them difficult to sort in ...

Now, researchers report in ACS Central Science the ability to leverage one additive in black plastics, with the help of sunlight or white LEDs, to convert black and colored polystyrene waste into ...

Now, researchers report in ACS Central Science the ability to leverage one additive in black plastics, with the help of sunlight or white LEDs, to convert black and colored polystyrene waste into ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic that won ... monomers was a common food additive called sodium ...

However, researchers have come up with a sci-fi like solution ... The type of bacteria added to the plastic is Bacillus subtilis, widely used as a food additive and a probiotic.

Not all plastics are equal - some types and colors are easier to recycle than others. Black foam and black coffee lids, which ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a new durable plastic that won ... monomers was a common food additive called sodium ...

Researchers have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it special is that it breaks ...