Recycling plastic is notoriously frustrating. Sorting different types of plastics, cleaning off food residue, and dealing with contamination often...

The future of plastic recycling may soon get much less complicated, frustrating and tedious. In a new study, Northwestern University chemists have...

The age of pre-sorting mixed plastic waste may soon be over. The secret weapon? A cheap catalyst made from nickel that targets one of our most...

The inconvenience of separating plastics for recycling may soon be a thing of the past. A team of Korean researchers has developed the world's first...

The inconvenience of separating plastics for recycling may soon be a thing of the past. A team of Korean researchers has developed the world's first...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed...

Polymer chemists work to make polymer materials better. The plastic of today is the nanotech of tomorrow. When polymer chemists change the way a...

Polymer chemists work to make polymer materials better. The plastic of today is the nanotech of tomorrow. When polymer chemists change the way a...

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory with facilities in Oregon, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania,...

The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), a U.S. Department of Energy laboratory with facilities in Oregon, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania,...