One-third of a car's parts are plastic. If a new way of making plastic with biology plays out, not only could we have lighter and more fuel-efficient automobiles, we could also enter an era of ...

It was an "almost accidental" discovery, the photocatalyst they invented turned out to be robust enough to withstand the battery acid.

Plastic glazing finally looks promising Although the idea of replacing glass with lighter weight plastic sounds like an obvious innovation, it is not new. For over thirty years, auto glass experts ...

Ford Motor Co. is working with Houston-based Rice University to reclaim plastic waste from automotive shredder residue and use it in enhanced auto foam programs. A team led by James Tour at Rice ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and plastics recycler Ultra-Poly Corp. have successfully tested a process to collect and recycle car bumper covers made of plastic. According to a case ...

If there's one way of getting automobiles to use less gas, it's by lowering their weight – and the engine is a particularly heavy part of the car. With that in mind, European researchers have now ...

Converting plastic-heavy automotive shredder residue into marketable materials can be assisted with electrostatic methods, according to a European technology provider. Color sorting when removing ...