Testing & Analysis

A new sodium-based method upcycles PTFE into fluorochemicals at room temperature, reducing PFAS risk and recovering valuable fluorine.

Plasticizer migration erodes performance and elevates compliance risk in PVC products. To counter this, surface engineering gives manufacturers direct, interface-level control.

Natural and mineral fillers enhance UV resistance in rotomolded polyethylene, reducing surface oxidation and improving material durability.

Radia’s WindRunner, the world’s largest aircraft, advances with Collier Aerospace’s engineering tools for faster, lighter, and certifiable structural design.

Mixed plastic waste can be transformed into activated carbon through microwave pyrolysis, improving CO₂ capture and recycling efficiency.

Recycled polypropylene enters pipe systems under rising mandates, yet impurity control ultimately governs crack kinetics and service life.

Deep in the western Pacific Ocean, researchers investigated the microorganisms contributing to plastic degradation.

Polymer science enables modular, durable, and precise Battery-as-a-Service systems, advancing efficiency and scalability in energy solutions.

Researchers have evaluated the effects of glass fillers on the aging behavior of polymer powders for additive manufacturing (AM).

A new certified reference material from the European Commission advances the standardization of microplastic analysis in a water matrix.

A new one-step, room-temperature extraction method enables accurate, non-targeted quantification of Non-Intentionally Added Substances (NIAS) in Polystyrene.

Researchers have unlocked a groundbreaking method to analyze polymer behavior under high-velocity impacts.