Plastics » Future Technologies

Plastic Disks Help Advance Cancer Vaccine

mckaym — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:10:46 +0000

Researchers have developed an implantable vaccine that, using plastic disks, eliminated melanoma tumors in mice.

Plastic Fabrics Could Make Your Shirt Sing

mckaym — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:05:26 +0000

New acoustic fibers rely on plastics and can ’sing’ and hear sounds.

Obama Makes Visit to Future Battery Plant

mckaym — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:16:02 +0000

The plant will create battery packs that will use plastics in hoses, ducts and other components, along with the plastics used within lithium-ion cells, in connectors, cables and other parts.

Researchers Improve Plastic Solar Cells

mckaym — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:15:54 +0000

“Industry-changing” plastic solar cells see longer operating life.

Transforming Waste Plastic Into an Alternative Fuel

mckaym — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:49:31 +0000

Student researchers at Northeastern University have designed an apparatus to convert plastic waste into clean energy without releasing harmful emissions.

Transforming Waste Plastic Into an Alternative Fuel

mckaym — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:23:31 +0000

Student researchers at Northeastern University have designed an apparatus to convert plastic waste into clean energy without releasing harmful emissions.

Plastic Fibers Help to Advance Solar Cell Technology

mckaym — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:43:55 +0000

Inexpensive Fiber-Based PVs Double Regular Cells’ Capacity

Plastics Take Touch Screens to the Next Level

mckaym — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:19:29 +0000

New developments use plastic to improve touch screen technology.

Plastics That Can “Remember” Their Shape

mckaym — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:48:01 +0000

Smart materials don’t have brains, but they do have memories. These plastics and textiles can “remember” their shapes, metamorphosing under changing physical conditions and then reverting to their earlier forms.

New Plastic Film With Multitouch Sensing Takes Technology Above and Beyond

mckaym — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:41:52 +0000

Displax is revealing a new plastic film with multitouch sensing. It can be placed over any display or even non-display surfaces, making them into interactive devices.