Car tires, replacement hip joints, bowling balls—these and other items are made from a class of plastics called thermosets, ...

Researchers have developed a recyclable alternative to a durable class of plastics used for items like car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.

Researchers at Cornell University create a novel thermoset using dihydrofuran, enabling chemical recycling and natural degradation to combat plastic pollution.

Plastics are a group of very important materials that have a wide variety of uses. Plastics can be engineered for specific uses by matching up the properties of the plastic to the job it will ...