"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

Two faculty researchers from the Department of Plastics Engineering have won grants for projects that aim to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills and the environment each year. Prof.

Plastics engineering major Shnaidie Macajoux and her family emigrated from Haiti, which has huge piles of plastic trash everywhere, and almost no recycling infrastructure. So, when she saw an ...

How do nanostructures keep plastics transparent while improving toughness and light control? PMMA, polycarbonate, COC ...

At least 85%, a staggering figure, of plastic waste generated in the U.S. went to landfills in 2021 while just 5 to 6% was recycled. Two UMass Lowell researchers want to reverse these statistics.

Ottawa, Nov. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global recycled engineering plastics market size is calculated at USD 5.09 billion in 2025 and is expected to be worth around USD 7.89 billion by 2034, ...

Metal alloys crack and fail through a mechanism called "fatigue" when repeatedly loaded and strained. While it is well known ...

PITTSFIELD — When much of the world went into lockdown during the pandemic, the impact on many businesses was devastating. One exception was outdoor recreation, which experienced a significant growth ...

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Indianapolis — Enrollment at many college and university plastics programs around the country is falling dramatically, and educators are blaming a one-two punch of COVID-19 and society's growing ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ICG, the global alternative asset manager, today announced that its North American Direct Private Equity team has completed the acquisition of Seaway Plastics Engineering ...