Materials

January 30, 2020

Packaging, Recycling, Consumer Products, Materials

People are being told that certain plastic items made from bioplastic materials are “compostable,” yet most are not. To help educate consumers, Oregon has published the nine rules of composting.

Building better homes and gardens through plastics

January 30, 2020

Building & Construction

Materials, Medical

Clare Goldsberry

With all the media coverage of single-use plastics, it’s easy for consumers to forget that some of the best applications for plastic materials are in the building and construction industry.

Your Home Could Be Built With Bacteria Someday

January 30, 2020

Materials & Assembly

Sustainability, 3D Printing, Materials & Assembly, Materials

Elizabeth Montalbano

University of Colorado Boulder researchers are using living bacteria to create bricks that can self-heal and are strong enough to be used in building construction.

Polyamide synthesized from turpentine

January 28, 2020

Sustainability

Automotive and Mobility, Materials

Stephen Moore

The byproduct of cellulose production in the forestry industry does not compete against food production according to the research team from the Fraunhofer Society and the Technical University of Munich.

Atomically Precise Manufacturing Nanotech Meets The Semi World

January 28, 2020

Materials & Assembly

Electronics & Test, Materials

John Blyler

Image a reality where molecular robots manufacture precise atomic structures to help cure cancer and change the course of semiconductor fabrication. It's here!

Spherical polyamide particles could revolutionize 3D printing

January 27, 2020

3D Printing

Materials

Stephen Moore

Developer Toray Industries from Japan says true spheroidization at the micro level could enable the production of practical parts that are high strength and heat-resistant.

Baseball 'n' beer: SC Johnson, Milwaukee Brewers team up to recycle PET cups

January 27, 2020

Packaging

Recycling, Consumer Products, Materials

Clare Goldsberry

Starting this year, SC Johnson will collect PET-based drink cups during baseball games at Miller Park and use the recycled plastic to produce its Scrubbing Bubbles bottles.

Surveys reveal buzzword burnout among consumers bombarded with sustainability claims

January 27, 2020

Sustainability

Packaging, Recycling, Consumer Products, Materials

Clare Goldsberry

In one survey of more than 3,400 consumers, 83% said they felt misled by buzzwords like biodegradable, recycled and recyclable.

Chinese jogger drinking water in front of Shangahi skyline

China’s ban on single-use plastics won’t work

January 27, 2020

Sustainability

Packaging, Materials

Clare Goldsberry and Norbert Sparrow

What will take the place of all the single-use plastics that China’s nearly 1.5 billion people use in their everyday lives? The alternatives, arguably, are worse for the environment.

GE Healthcare Life Sciences 3D-printing center in Sweden

GE Healthcare Life Sciences doubles down on additive manufacturing in Sweden

January 24, 2020

Medical

3D Printing, Materials

PlasticsToday Staff

The company has invested $2 million in a second 3D-printing facility in Sweden. The plant in Umeå is dedicated to the serial production of components, initially designed and validated at the Uppsala facility, for biomanufacturing applications.