Baruah, a woodworking hobbyist, recently wondered if his pastime’s principal material could serve as a viable glass ...

Plastics are durable and strong, which is great while they’re being used but frustrating when they end up in the environment.

In a world where plastic dominates almost every part of daily life—from phones to windows—finding a sustainable alternative ...

Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not—unless you've heard of ...

Scientist have invented a new type of transparent wood that could one day replace harmful plastics in several applications.

Transparent wood, made by stripping organic polymers and replacing them with a mixture of egg whites and rice extract, could ...

Redditors were furious about excessive plastic waste after one user posted photos of a single slice of bread wrapped in plastic.

Between Amazon’s Big Spring Sale and Walmart’s Spring Savings Sale, merchants are trying to make spring sales a thing—and ...

Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics ...

Artistic rendering of the new plastic. Cross linked salt bridges visible in the plastic outside the seawater give it its ...