From the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds" in 1966 to Taylor Swift's "Life of a Showgirl" today, vinyl records are a mainstay in music ...

Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic material more durable and less likely to shed dangerous microplastics. Their study has identified a secure way to attach chemical additives ...

PVC, aka vinyl or polyvinyl chloride, is a versatile component found in many of the products we use every day — from siding and pipes to medical supplies to car upholstery and record albums. Along ...

Plastic is one of the world’s most ubiquitous materials, essential to daily life as we know it. Production is growing at a rate of 3.4 percent—three times faster than our global population growth.

Polyvinyl chloride, better known as PVC, is a versatile material that’s used in a wide variety of piping applications. It can be as thin and flexible as a wall covering or as rigid as an industrial ...

Scientists have long known that sunlight helps break down plastic. So, why do plastic products linger for decades and even ...

In the past, PVC included lead (Pb) as a stabilizer, but due to the health and environmental hazards associated with Pb, it has gradually been phased out of numerous products. Concurrently, certain ...

Phthalates such as di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) have been the most commonly used plasticizers in the medical device industry. Although they have been employed to ensure that PVC compounds achieve ...

Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic material more durable and less likely to shed dangerous microplastics. Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic ...