16-02-03 Chinese researchers have created a plastic polymer with shape memory, allowing it to switch between designs when exposed to heat. 中国科研人员创造一种具有形状记忆能力的塑料聚合物，该材料在受热的时候可以变换形状。 Zhejiang University scientists say i...

16-01-28 There will be more plastic than fish in terms of weight in the world's oceans by 2050, the World Economic Forum warned Tuesday. 1月19日，世界经济论坛发出警告：到2050年，世界各大海洋中的塑料垃圾总重量将超过海中鱼类。 Plastic has become one of the wor...

15-11-02 Several plastic bags 'deals' have been listed on the auction site since the Government introduced the 5p charge on October 5. 英国政府10月5日出台新规，对塑料袋征收5便士的费用。自那以后，拍卖网站eBay上已出现好几笔出售塑料袋的交易。 One eBay seller is...

15-10-16 Stanford engineers have created a plastic skin that can detect how hard it is being pressed and generate an electric signal to deliver this sensory input directly to a living brain cell. Zhenan Bao, a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford, h...

15-09-01 Researchers from CSIRO and Imperial College London have assessed how widespread the threat of plastic is for the world's seabirds, including albatrosses, shearwaters and penguins, and found the majority of seabird species have plastic in their gut....

15-08-09 A debate over the correct way to wear earrings is raging over Facebook after a man posted that you should remove the plastic backing from ear studs before they are worn. Joseph Ayoub wrote: 'After my 19 years of living, I have now realized you're su...

15-06-13 Coca-Cola showed off its new bottle at the Expo Milano food technology conference on Wednesday. The bottle is plastic (don't actually try to eat it), but instead of using petroleum, the bottle's plastic is derived from sugar cane. 6月3日，可口可乐公...

15-05-27 Eleven illegal brokers in South Korea's plastic surgery industry have been detained and more than 150 others have been banned from leaving the country on suspicion of engaging in unlawful practices, South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported on Tue...

15-03-19 Plastic products advertised as biodegradable have recently emerged, but they sound almost too good to be true. Scientists have now found out that, at least for now, consumers have good reason to doubt these claims. In a new study appearing in the AC...

15-03-18 The 3-D printing revolution has changed the way we think about plastics. Everything from children's toys to office supplies to high-value laboratory equipment can be printed. The potential savings of producing goods at the household- and lab-scale i...