(Nanowerk News) Microplastics—small fragments of plastics less than 5mm across—now infiltrate every corner of our planet, from remote regions of the deep ocean and the Arctic, to the very air we ...

While reusing cutlery is always better than discarding it, most people aren't going to be packing a knife and fork whenever they grab some fast food. With that fact in mind, scientists have designed a ...

While there are many good uses for plastic, its major drawback has been the same since Day One: It can take anywhere from 20 to 500 years to decompose. Timeplast is an innovative company that has ...

AMES, Iowa – A medical device, once its job is done, could harmlessly melt away inside a person’s body. Or, a military device could collect and send its data and then dissolve away, leaving no trace ...

A number of countries, including the United States, have been planning for long-term storage of nuclear wastes. While many of these nations plan to keep the waste isolated from water, that’s not ...

A new study reveals that a small but powerful component of biochar, known as dissolved organic matter, plays a surprisingly large role in capturing toxic lead from contaminated water. The research, ...