12-12-05 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a technique to significantly improve the quality of bio-based plastic packaging. The new generation of bio-based plastic packaging is not only eco-friendly but also has several superior qualitie...

12-07-05 Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of North America is reaching the level of the notoriously polluted North Sea, according to a new study led by a researcher at the University of British Columbia. The study, published online in the journal Ma...

12-05-09 The quantity of small plastic fragments floating in the north-east Pacific Ocean has increased a hundred fold over the past 40 years. 太平洋东北部海域上漂浮的小塑料片的数量在过去40年间增 加了100倍。 The Scripps team trawled the surface of the ocean...

12-05-09 A 100-fold upsurge in human-produced plastic garbage in the ocean is altering habitats in the marine environment, according to a new study led by a graduate student researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. In 2009 an ambiti...

12-04-26 While working on a research sailboat gliding over glassy seas in the Pacific Ocean, oceanographer Giora Proskurowski noticed something new: The water was littered with confetti（五彩纸屑） -size pieces of plastic debris, until the moment the wind pi...

11-11-19 本周一，加拿大央行发行了新版百元面值的塑料货币。这版塑料钱利用高科技全息元件和金属条等技术制成，具有可循环、难损坏、难仿造等特点。 Canada's new plastic $100 bill features holographic elements and a metallic strip running through a transparent window...

10-12-29 Polyethylene（聚乙烯） mulches（覆盖物） , used widely in commercial vegetable production to improve crop yields and produce quality, have distinct disadvantages. Disposal options are limited, and plastic mulches often end up in landfills, being bur...

10-11-26 The European Commission has announced a ban on the use of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles. 欧盟委员会宣布禁止在儿童塑料奶瓶中使用丙二酚材料。 The commission cited fears that the compound could affect development and immune response in youn...

10-10-21 Amid ongoing concern about plastic waste accumulating in municipal（市政的） landfills, and reliance on（依靠，信赖） imported oil to make plastics, scientists are reporting development of a new ultra-light biodegradable foam plastic material made f...

09-09-09 Colin Firth says it is a disaster for actors to have Botox injections and plastic surgery. Colin Firth称注射内毒素和整形手术对演员来说是灾难性的。 Firth is currently starring in Dorian Gray The Mamma Mia! star said it was catastrophic（悲惨的，灾难...