Tis the season to be jolly!” Indeed, but with elevated stress levels during the holidays, I sooner find myself saying “Calgon, take me away!” For those of you unfamiliar ...

In the initial tests, one of the monomers was a common food additive called sodium hexametaphosphate and the other was any of several guanidinium ion-based monomers. Both monomers can be metabolized ...

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have developed a durable plastic that won't contribute to ...

Researchers have developed a new durable plastic that won't pollute our oceans. The new material is as strong as conventional plastics and biodegradable, but what makes it special is that it breaks ...

In a world drowning in plastic waste, scientists have achieved what once seemed impossible: they’ve created a plastic that’s as strong as conventional materials but dissolves completely in seawater.

Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science have developed a new type of plastic that is durable yet ...