ORNL's invention may change plastic's environmental fate by rearranging polymeric building blocks to customize the properties of plastics. Molecular subunits link to produce polymer chains that ...

But with recent technological developments, plastic film notes offer additional security features along with longevity and energy efficiency.­ Polymer banknotes were first issued in 1988 by Australia, ...

Researchers have developed an adhesive polymer that is stronger than current ... life but also contributes to the mounting issue of plastic waste. The paper describes the team's work using ...

To upcycle the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory invented a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than those of the starting ...