"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

At roughly three times the size of France, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is the planet’s most glaring scar from our dependency on plastic. “You hear about global warming and how plastics have a bad ...

Despite the society-changing improvements that plastic materials have brought to humanity, there’s no question that they also present us with new challenges regarding what to do with the large amounts ...

Known for its familiar slogan that “nothing runs like a Deere,” John Deere is now making strides with a new landscape — ...

Plastics are inherently dielectrics or electrical insulators, with electrons tightly bound within their covalent polymer chains, preventing the free flow of charge. This property makes them ...

From medical devices to the packaging that keeps food fresh, polymers quietly shape modern life. At Case Western Reserve University, few people understand—and influence—that reality more than João ...

Emily Gowdey-Backus, director of media relations, Emily_GowdeyBackus@uml.edu Nancy Cicco, assistant director of media relations, Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu An innovator in developing more sustainable and ...

Fun with Creepy Crawlers—a 1960s Mattel toy that let kids make rubbery insects by squeezing colorful “Plasti-Goop” into metal molds and baking them—may have been one inspiration for Larry Acquarulo’s ...

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