By bricking your plastic, the company claims it’ll no longer jam recycling equipment the way individual plastic bags often do ...

Automated identification in materials handling must operate across variable package orientation, materials and flow ...

The development hasn’t been straightforward. Early versions of the algorithm struggled with shadows and confused driftwood ...

FedEx plans to increase its footprint at Memphis International Airport. On Jan. 20, California-based construction firm GFT filed an administrative site plan review application with the Memphis and ...

Share on Pinterest Research shows that to-go coffee cups can release microplastics, depending on the temperature of the beverage. Image credit: Vradiy Art/Stocksy A new study found that heat ...

In reworking the connections within plastic materials, researchers are studying how plant-based compounds could eventually serve as scalable alternatives to petroleum-derived plastics. Stacey Leasca ...

Cosmetic surgeons have turned to using a “fat filler” harvested from dead people in order to give patients new breasts, sexier buttocks and other body contouring tweaks, according to reporting by ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter as of Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on all single-use plastic bags at the point of sale. The new policy closes a ...

A pricey new product, alloClae, which sources fat from dead people, has recently hit the market. Getting the product injected doesn't require any downtime, making it popular with corporate types.

Researchers led by Takuzo Aida at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan have one-upped themselves in their quest to solve our microplastic problem. In a study published in the ...