Researchers have developed electrochemical methods that break down waste PET plastic, the material in most disposable water ...

Researchers at the university in New York have combined four detection methods in an attempt to measure recycled content in a ...

(Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Moment/Getty Images) Scientists have found a new way to make a Parkinson's drug – out of old plastic. The plastic is polyethylene terephthalate (or PET), widely used in ...

Scientists engineer E. coli to convert PET plastic bottle waste into L-DOPA, a primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease.

Researchers use a novel process involving engineered Escherichia coli to turn plastic waste into levodopa, a frontline ...

Water used to wash recycling materials in the study became progressively darker as it was reused. Photo courtesy of Greg ...

Scientists convert plastic into acetic acid and unveil label-free microscopy; IAEA flags global radiation exposure ...

Recycled plastics are promoted on everything from water bottles and fleece jackets to shopping bags and yogurt cups: "This ...

A drug to treat Parkinson's disease can be made from waste plastic bottles using a pioneering method, a study shows. The approach harnesses the power of bacteria to transform post-consumer plastic ...

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