A magnetic nanocatalyst can convert mixed-colour plastic bottles into high-value products 1, and be separated and reused via a magnet, a team at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad has found.

While bottled water is convenient, especially when safe drinking water is unavailable, numerous studies have revealed that it might be wise to hold off on drinking it, if you can. Research on ...

Researchers in the UK have devised a very clever method using genetically modified E. coli to convert PET plastic waste into Tylenol (as if we need any more of it). Can this science solve two ...