Industry

Plastics Engineering honors Glenn Beall’s remarkable journey, highlighting his deep impact on design, education, and industry collaboration.

This is the second in a two-part series discussing adjusting your injection molding process to incorporate PCR.

When two surfaces rub, static electricity builds as electrons move from one material to another during the contact and separation.

Moving from the margins to the mainstream—why designing for disability creates universal solutions that benefit everyone.

Smart hydrogels are evolving from lab concepts to real-world tools, showing trends in biomedicine, robotics, and sustainable applications.

Solvent-responsive hydrogel enables reversible, high-resolution data storage, encryption, and decryption with rapid switching and mechanical durability.

Victoria’s approach to banning plastics provides a strong, scalable model for shaping national and international environmental policy.

EPR laws across US states apply different material definitions, recyclability criteria, and PCR targets, making packaging design a key factor in determining compliance fees.

SPE launches a new AI tool powered by its exclusive journals, offering accurate, field-specific insights for plastics professionals and researchers.

Hydrogels offer smart drug delivery by mimicking tissue, holding water, and targeting disease sites with controlled therapeutic release.

Some microorganisms can “eat” plastic by using it as a carbon and energy source. These tiny organisms could inspire the recycling methods of tomorrow.

Soft robotics is emerging as a game-changing trend in healthcare. It offers minimally invasive tools that precisely adapt to biological environments.