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As a doctoral student, Kaner contributed to the discovery of electrically conductive plastic by his advisors Alan MacDiarmid and Alan Heeger, who later received a Nobel Prize for their work. Other ...

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

Today, modern fibers include steel, glass, synthetic and natural fibers, providing characteristics that significantly improve certain aspects of concrete’s overall performance such as improved ...

They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould. Once the plastic cools, it hardens into a shape. Plastic is a material that ...

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ABC Science took three packaging products that are common and relatively easy to recycle — glass bottles, aluminium cans and PET plastic bottles — to see just how much of each makes it through ...

The market for composites in sporting goods and recreation applications is vast, including carbon fiber composite plates in athletic shoes (top left), bicycle frames and other bike components (top ...

What Caused the Winter Storm? A rare winter storm swept through the Gulf Coast on Tuesday before bringing snow, sleet and freezing rain as it traveled through Florida, Georgia and the coastal ...