Nov 05 2010
Material Could Collect Sunlight from Roof and Windows
A new transparent, light-harvesting material could turn the whole house into a solar power collector.
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Nov 02 2010
Making Plastic from CO2
Foams, coatings and thermoplastics could be made from carbon dioxide that would otherwise find its way into the atmosphere.
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Oct 22 2010
Poop Plastic Puts Waste to Work
A Sacramento-based company is turning sewage into biodegradable plastic. And no, it doesn't stink.
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Oct 14 2010
‘Removable’ Chewing Gum Comes Off with Water
It's now available in the United States, where hundreds of thousands of tons of gum is chewed each year.
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Sep 21 2010
Spray-On Tech Could Power Consumer Devices
When combined with solar technology, a new spray-on polymer could create full-color e-readers that are powered by the sun.
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Sep 09 2010
Materials Engineering, Long Ago
Hundreds of years before Charles Goodyear figured it out, the Mayans turned latex into rubber.
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Jul 29 2010
Physicists Tackle Wrinkles
Researchers study how folds and other creases disappear in studies that could shed light on how human tissue folds and grows.
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Mar 17 2010
More Adventures With Plastic-Eating Bacteria
When it comes to bacteria, there's the good, the bad, and the ugh. Fortunately, scientists around the world are working on ways to enlist bacterial help in green technology. A crew from University College Dublin in Ireland has devised a ...
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Mar 09 2010
Recycled Plastic Gets Fairy Godmother
A research team from IBM and Stanford announced that they have developed a new, inexpensive method for plastic recycling that could eliminate downcycling, resulting in higher quality products. One of the major problems with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic, frequently used ...
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