Glass-filled polypropylene is already a very commonly used plastic for automotive parts, but could it be improved? Well, yes.

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A discovery at Rice University aims to make vehicles that run on compressed natural gas more practical. It might also prolong the shelf life of bottled beer and soda. The Rice lab of chemist James ...

The new method converts mixed waste plastics into high-yield hydrogen gas and valuable graphene. Current hydrogen production, mostly 'gray' hydrogen, generates significant CO2 emissions; this new ...

Old plastic from scrapped cars can be converted into graphene by grinding it to dust and zapping it with high-voltage electricity, a process that could save large amounts of plastic from landfill.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. LOVELAND, Colo., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A promising breakthrough in converting waste plastic--one of ...

A new way to make hydrogen from waste plastic also produces graphene as a byproduct. If the graphene is sold at its current market price, it could actually become profitable to generate hydrogen as a ...