RESEARCH

US scientists develop environmentally friendly catalyst for biodegradable plastics

SHALE GAS

German anti-fracking groups mobilise against Baltic coast test drilling / US study finds Environmental Protection Agency underestimated methane emissions from gas fields

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

"Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man"...

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

See me, feel me, touch me, heal me / US scientists develop touch-sensitive and "self-healing" plastic

POLYMER RESEARCH

New organic catalyst technology could herald recycling revolution / New type of biopolymer / Pilot applications for pharmaceutical industry planned