"Controlling the rate at which polymers break down is essential." Scientists create programmable plastic with ability to self ...

"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo have joined forces to take on a pressing environmental problem by using synthetic biology to turn plastic waste into valuable resources.

Dublin, Feb. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Engineering Plastics - A Global Market Overview" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report reviews, analyzes and projects ...

Researchers have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution. Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) have ...

• Die-casting alloys are two to three times stronger than engineering plastics and have moduli 30 times higher. • The alloys’ thermal and electrical conductivities let die-cast parts perform double ...

Ottawa, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global recycled engineering plastics market size is calculated at USD 5.09 billion in 2025 and is expected to be worth around USD 7.89 billion by 2034, ...

Each year, more than 380 million tons of plastics are produced globally. Less than 10% of these plastics are reused or recycled, leading to significant accumulation and waste, not to mention the ...

The UMass Lowell Plastics Engineering Department is an internationally recognized leader in plastics engineering education. Founded in 1954, we offer the first and largest ABET accredited Plastics ...