In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential. Plastic is ...

We are 90% funded by individual contributions. That means you create the reader-powered journalism that cuts through the noise, and delivers the trusted information Connecticut cares about. This story ...

JINAN, China, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Niutech, a global leader in continuous pyrolysis technology, officially announced the successful signing of a product sales contract with a ...

Picture this: a 21-year-old backyard scientist in Alabama, Julian Brown, sweeps away some dirt and leaves from his homemade solar- and generator-powered, 10-magnetron-powered pyrolysis microwave ...

Read full article: Near-record cold possible as Arctic air brings subzero wind chills to Metro Detroit Cases of scromiting, or screaming and vomiting, are on the rise; linked to marijuana use What is ...

Workers inspect a Quantafuel pyrolysis plant in Denmark. Quantafuel, which runs this plant in Skive, Denmark, is collaborating with BASF’s ChemCycling project to turn pyrolysis oil into chemicals.

Yale researchers unveiled a 3D-printed carbon column reactor that can convert 66% of polyethylene plastic into fuel chemicals without costly catalysts. The breakthrough addresses major efficiency and ...

As Trump Rolls Back Protections For Wetlands, New Jersey Maintains a Higher Standard Now in its 25th Year, a Historic Effort to Save the Everglades Evolves as the Climate Warms Maine’s Shellfish ...

TELLS US WHY THE COMMUNITY IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. PILES AND PILES OF PLASTIC ALL WAITING TO RUN THROUGH THIS MACHINE. ALL THE PLASTIC YOU SEE HERE WOULD NORMALLY END UP IN A LANDFILL. BUT RECENTLY, IN ...

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. Last year, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it was the first ...

Kevin A. Schug receives funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes for Health, ExxonMobil, and Weaver Consultants Group. He is affiliated with VUV Analytics, Inc. and ...