English scientists have found what they claim is a perfect blend of plastic material that could lead to bone regeneration for older people or those who have significant bone fractures. The research conducted by British scientists resulted in a honeycomb scaffold structure porous enough to allow blood to flow through it. This blood flow enables [...]
Common Plastics in Environment Absorb Contaminants
January 30, 2013 By 2 Comments
A California study shows that the most commonly produced plastics that are littered in the environment are also the ones that absorb the most chemicals, a finding that poses a greater risk for marine animals and those that eat them. The absorption ability of these plastics continued for longer periods of time than previously thought. [...]
Plastic Cup Reduces Paper Waste at Landfills
January 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
A major retailer is offering reusable plastic as a way to reduce paper waste. Starbucks, the large coffee chain, now has reusable plastic cups that customers can purchase along with their grande half-caf, double pump soy latte. Made out of 100% virgin polypropylene (PP), the plastic cups — in 12- and 16-oz sizes (tall and [...]
Plastic Lumber Tests Stronger Than Wood Lumber
November 2, 2012 By 3 Comments
A company in Minnesota may have just developed plastic lumber that, for the first time, has surpassed wood lumber in strength and perhaps durability. A plastic substitute equal to the strength of wood lumber has been a holy grail for plastics researchers and manufacturers for quite some time, reports Finance & Commerce. But the founder, Paul Schmitt, [...]
Saving Plastic Art
July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
In some cases, we want plastic to disintegrate and disappear, such as in bags, bottles, and cutlery. But when it comes to art, we want plastics to last forever. But as Senior Editor Sarah Everts reports in Chemical & Engineering News, plastics don’t last forever, and there is whole scientific craft now emerging to save [...]
Bricks From Recycled Plastic
July 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
The big bad wolf blew down houses made from straw and sticks. But was his huffing and puffing thwarted by the third little pig because the house was made from plastic bricks? Miniwiz Sustainable Energy Ltd. has made it as a finalist in this year’s Asian Innovation Awards, given out by The Wall Street Journal, [...]
