Researchers are developing electronics that disappear to order. When the FM frequencies are removed in Norway in 2017, all old-fashioned radios will become obsolete, leaving the biggest collection of ...

This plant-based plastic is as strong as traditional petroleum-based plastic, but its properties can be tailored to suit ...

A federal grant matched by New York state and RIT is enabling university researchers to study a competitive solution to polyethylene mulch and identify a more sustainable alternative to conventionally ...

Driven by the huge burden they place on the environment, scientists are continually looking for new ways to manufacture plastic materials that make them easier to recycle, and MIT researchers are now ...

To seamlessly integrate electronics with the natural world, materials are needed that are both stretchable and degradable -- for example, flexible medical devices that conform to the surfaces of ...

Waste not Chicken feathers could be the backbone of the next major plastics revolution, according to a US research team. Every year in the US, industrial poultry farms produce about 2 million tonnes ...

Imagine your old phone dissolving away after you’ve traded up, or a pacemaker that’s absorbed by the body when it’s no longer needed. Such gadgetry may not be far off: Scientists have developed a ...

In a bid to address the critical issue of antibiotic resistance, one needs anti-resistance antibiotics, which are degradable. Yonath's studies on the structure and function of the ribosome formed the ...

Polyurethane waste is piling up, but scientists have a possible solution: They have developed a method to make polyurethane degradable. Once the original product's useful life is over, the polymer can ...

Over 150 businesses, industry associations, NGOs, scientists and politicians have issued a call to end the use of some so-called 'degradable' plastic over concerns that these materials do not properly ...

Stanford scientists have developed a stretchy semiconductor that dissolves over time. Research into extreme and novel semiconductors isn’t just trendy—it’s vital to future technology. This project is ...