The processes are typical of those used in the printing and coating industry in that solutions of the active materials, dissolved in organic solvents or water, are applied to a plastic sheet by ...

Windows can be made by cutting a hole, and gluing or taping a clear plastic sheet to one or both sides. CA glue and most other adhesives work fine on corrugated plastic. The only inconvenience I ...

I was on my way to see a man who would help me make sense of the whole mess we’ve made with plastic, especially in the ocean. After sheets of clear plastic trash have been washed in the ...

Knowing that up to 75 per cent of plastics from detergent pods end up polluting the environment, Miracle’s zero-waste ...

Give each student an Activity Sheet (PDF). Students will record their observations and answer questions about the activity on the activity sheet. Pour 1 tablespoon of water into four clear plastic ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

Downs. Although it's not entirely clear how many people contract polymer fume fever, cases of Teflon flu are becoming more ...

On April 6, 1938, a group of chemists at DuPont gathered around part of their latest experiment: a plain metal cylinder. It supposedly contained tetrafluoroethylene, a colorless, odorless gas. But ...

Plastic is a really useful man-made material that has transformed our lives, but what happens after we throw it away is causing a big problem for our planet. Plastic waste can last for hundreds of ...

Plastic Island. Image Courtesy of Emily-Claire ... or partial passage of light through materials, without providing a clear view of the objects behind them. Despite its apparent simplicity ...

In this series, Sharon Lerner exposes DuPont’s multi-decade cover-up of the severe harms to health associated with a chemical known as PFOA, or C8, and associated compounds such as PFOS and GenX.