Whether you're a home gardener or an industrial farmer, you might be familiar with mulching films—plastic sheets laid over ...

“This research shows that it is possible to protect crops using biodegradable materials that reduce both pesticide use and ...

Glass-filled polypropylene is already a very commonly used plastic for automotive parts, but could it be improved? Well, yes.

Thwing-Albert Instrument Co. has introduced a dart drop impact tester, for measuring the impact resistance of plastic film, coated paper and other sheet materials. The company in West Berlin, N.J., ...

Natural light plays a key role in efficient building design. By allowing sunlight indoors, a structure can reduce its ...

The plastic film around laundry detergent pods is supposed to be biodegradable. But typical wastewater-treatment plants don’t offer the optimal conditions for it to actually work; and the material, ...