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…
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…
Soft robotics is emerging as a game-changing trend in healthcare. It offers minimally invasive tools that precisely adapt to biological…
In a recent study published in Polymer Composites, researchers led by Sütcüler et al. unveiled a lab-scale process to manufacture…
Connected packaging tech breaks physical barriers, linking real-world products with dynamic and immersive digital experiences.