We can now tell the difference between a wide range of plastic types and thereby separate plastics according to their chemical composition. This is absolutely ground-breaking and it will increase the ...

A new type of plastic that can be easily broken down into its chemical building blocks and reassembled into high-quality products could reduce the amount of plastic waste ending up in landfill. More ...

Jenni Downes receives research funding to her employer from various government and non-government organisations (including the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment) to conduct ...

Plating on plastics (POP) has long been valued in the automotive industry for its ability to transform lightweight polymer parts into durable metallic finishes. Historically, these coatings were most ...