Reusable water bottles make staying hydrated easy, cut down on disposable plastic use and, with ever-updating colors, shapes and patterns, offer a way to make a fashion or lifestyle statement. So ...

Like most of us, [Clem] wants to 3D print in metal. Metal 3D printers do exist, but they are generally way out of reach for most of us garage hackers. As an alternative, [Clem] uses a homebrew ...

Engineering thermoplastics supplier Polyplastics has developed a technology that improves metal-plastic bonding of composite parts for the automotive and electrical/electronics industries without the ...

Why is plastic bad for the environment? It is one of those seemingly necessary evils: It’s as lightweight as it is durable, and it’s in pretty much everything. Plus, unlike other popular materials ...

Frank Bates didn't start out expecting to find a fundamental property of nature, but that's what he may have done. Bates is a chemical engineer and materials scientist at the University of Minnesota.

Plastic metal hybrid technology is an established method for manufacturing lightweight structural components developed by the specialty chemicals company Lanxess. This technology systematically ...

A new composite plastic built layer by layer has been created by engineers at the University of Michigan. This plastic is as strong as steel. It has been built the same way as mother-of-pearl, and ...

We think a lot about healthy food, but what about the tools we use? The chopping board in your kitchen plays a huge role in ...

When it comes to eating healthy, we often focus on what goes on our plate and overlook the tools we use to prepare it.