They are the "heart" of every electronic device, from laptops to electric toothbrushes: printed circuit boards, also known as ...

Microplastics are tiny, nearly indestructible fragments shed from everyday plastic products. As we learn more about microplastics, the news keeps getting worse. Already well-documented in our oceans ...

A new study shows that certified biodegradable materials break down in the environment, unlike conventional plastics.

Rattled by stories of farmers dumping milk during the pandemic, two UW-Platteville professors aimed to find a way to use the ...

Healthcare has a plastic problem, but Okosix thinks its bio-derived, biodegradable material can replace single-use plastics ...

Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...