Chemists used waste cooking oil to create a sustainable, super-sticky adhesive that's strong enough to hold up hundreds of ...

What makes some plastics stick to metal without any glue? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have peered into the invisible adhesive zone that forms between certain plastics and metals—one atom ...

GENEVA/WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production ...

The U.S. State Department is proposing that applicants for tourist and business visas be required to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the country, which could make the process unaffordable for ...

T he doors of the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles felt like a vortex last Friday: Fans walked in wearing Hawaiian shirts, leis, and tropical flower clip-ins, ready to be transported into the Elvis ...

Used in everything from water bottles to medical devices to building materials to clothes; plastic is a given in our daily lives. Yet, only about 9 per cent of plastic is recycled — the rest ends up ...

It looks like President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are bonding over their distaste for paper straws. Musk, the billionaire CEO of automaker Tesla and Trump's head of the Department of Government ...

Brutal bond sell-offs are not what you expect after interest-rate cuts. But since the Federal Reserve started reducing its rates in September the yield on America’s ten-year Treasury has risen by ...

Fiberglass is a versatile and durable material... that's why it's used in everything from boats to car panels to household items. But what happens when the cosmetic finish chips, or the original ...