Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Forty years ago, plastic surpassed steel as the most widely used ...

Engaging in DIY tasks in your home or merely focusing on a project involves using the highest-grade adhesive for challenging plastics to ensure successful results. The temptation might arise to use ...

Researchers said they have found a way to create “self-repairing plastics” that can be used in smartphones, cars and other products and reduce the amount of waste now fouling the planet. Takuzo Aida, ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois are developing plastic that can heal damage on its own. Screen grab, University of Illinois demo Cutting-edge materials like graphene—a thin sheet of carbon ...

Plastic welding isn’t a new idea. But a recent video from [The Maker] shows an interesting twist. Given a broken piece of plastic, he secures it together with tape, machines out a channel around the ...

Cars from the late-1970s and -1980s are becoming more popular builds among enthusiasts, and that's why we thought the time was right to take on a late second-gen Camaro as a project car. This era of ...

A slow golf clap by myself is being done for some researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi, where they've developed a new type of plastic that can mimic human skin. Yes, it mimics the ...

Chrome bumpers made a quick exit from the automotive scene in the late 1980s. In their place are elaborate but flimsy plastic covers hiding stamped steel impact beams—with a swath of Styrofoam ...

It is deceptively easy, but usually very expensive, to junk plastic car parts when they are damaged in crashes. Zip off that damaged bumper bar, side mirror or headlamp and bolt on a fresh one.