Mass manufacture of photovoltaic materials is often achieved inexpensively by screen printing organic solar cells onto plastic sheets. The polymer known as poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET, is a key part ...

Chemistry - Polymers

Mar 27, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 0

A 4.5 tonne sperm whale that washed ashore in southern Spain died from ingesting large amounts of plastic sheets used in greenhouses on farms in the region, a scientist said Thursday.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 07, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(AP)—The government of India's capital is hoping that a strict ban on plastic bags will help the environment.

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 12, 2012 not rated yet 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique inspired by elegant pop-up books and origami will soon allow clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the sheet.

Technology - Engineering

Feb 15, 2012 5 / 5 (12) 8 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- The great artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci once said that "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research engineer Javier Atencia ...

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry

Feb 08, 2012 4.7 / 5 (3) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A thin sheet of plastic has been making headlines at Princeton as a magical flying carpet, after the publication of a paper describing experiments by the team with their prototype sheet of ...

Physics - General Physics

Oct 01, 2011 4.4 / 5 (12) 8 |

Films instead of walls. This is an idea that fascinates architects all over the world. The Eden Project in Southern England, the National Aquatics Center built for swimming events at the Olympics in Beijing ...

Technology - Engineering

Dec 16, 2010 not rated yet 0