How do nanostructures keep plastics transparent while improving toughness and light control? PMMA, polycarbonate, COC ...

Two faculty researchers from the Department of Plastics Engineering have won grants for projects that aim to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills and the environment each year. Prof.

International researchers have genetically engineered two synthetic bacteria they say can help turn plastic waste into more useful chemicals. The two bacteria strains come from the soil bacterium ...

SHIRLEY, Mass., Sept. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innova Engineered Plastics (“Innova”), a trusted leader in heavy gauge plastic enclosures and single use components for medical device and other ...

In A Nutshell Researchers created a biodegradable material from shrimp shells and trace nickel that grows nearly 50% stronger when submerged in water, a property never previously achieved artificially ...

University of Texas at Arlington engineering professor Sahadat Hossain explains how the unique mix of plastic and asphalt is made. He and a team of students are piloting the sustainable mix on a paved ...

We live in a world of plastics. They have revolutionized medicine with life-saving devices, made space travel possible, lightened cars and planes (conserving fuel and lowering air pollution), and made ...

PTI Engineering Plastics, 2023 POY Winner: PTI unites automation, low volume on its way to win Processor of the Year Redline Plastics, 2023 Finalist: Public service part of the culture at Processor of ...

Genetically engineered bacteria can not only degrade plastic waste, but they can convert it into valuable industrial chemicals. There are still unknowns -- for example, how to do this at scale and how ...

Macomb, Mich. — PTI Engineered Plastics, has expanded its class-8 certified clean room by 8,000 square feet, tripling the company's current capacity with its existing 2,500-square-foot white space.

SHIRLEY, Mass., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innova Engineered Plastics (“Innova”), a trusted leader in heavy gauge plastic enclosures and single use components for medical device and other ...