Slow progress, procedural confusion and reluctance to address issues like hazardous chemicals in plastic products, they warned, have put the negotiations in a “challenging situation.” NAIROBI: Global ...

Plastic pervades modern life, and menstruation is no exception. Since the middle of the 20 th century, many tampons and menstrual pads have contained somewhere between a little and a lot of plastic in ...

For Tara Pelletier, it came down to deodorant. Her company, Meow Meow Tweet, had developed a formula for deodorant that she loved. It worked, it smelled great, and it was ready to make its way out ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

While you'll find custom-designed parts for almost every brand of 3D printer on just about every repository, it's important ...

Process chemistry involves the development and optimization of production processes for chemical compounds, and the scaling up of laboratory reactions, particularly in the pharmaceutical sector. The ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Most plastics are made from chemicals that come from petrol, gas or coal. They are made by heating these chemicals at a high temperature. When the plastic is soft it can be poured into a mould. Once ...

"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

After two weeks, Egyptian cross-country adventurer Omar El-Galla will start a new adventure: to swim across Egypt's Red Sea from Suez in the north to the southern borders at Shalateen. Besides scoring ...