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A shape-shifting plastic with a flexible future
Researchers have created a new type of plastic with properties that can be set with heat and then locked in with rapid cooling. Unlike classic...
HC frowns over Railway’s plastic use
A HC bench directed the Railways to file a report on the steps taken to exterminate the use of plastic in trains, even as it wanted the transporter to...
Tiny parasitic wasp can drill through plastic
Of the 56 wasps the researchers raised, eight drilled holes in the plastic, including three who did so even though a perfectly good host was sitting...
Genetically modified bacteria degrade plastics in saltwater: Study
One option is to pull the plastic out of the water and put it in a landfill, but that poses challenges of its own. It would be better if we could...
'Strawberry production can lead to long-term plastic pollution'
The findings from the survey are likely to apply world-wide to plastic use in agricultural production.
Dangerous Addiction: Keeping plastic out of our oceans
Anti-plastic policies only slightly reduce consumption, not nearly enough to offset the anticipated population growth in the years ahead.
Global problem: Enzymes to help solve the plastic crisis
Around 16 million tons of fossil fuel-based polyurethane is discarded each year, and two thirds of it ends up in landfill or incinerated for energy....
Bhumi Pednekar calls to avoid single use of plastic
Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar wants everyone to avoid single use of plastics. A climate change warrior, Bhumi took to Instagram to spread the