In terms of environmental impact, biodiesel fuel is nicer than "ordinary" diesel. Meanwhile, styrofoam is a nasty, non-biodegradable packaging material. Now, like a scene from Back to the Future made ...

Last month, we showed you a company in Santa Cruz that is revolutionizing the packaging industry with its eco-friendly version of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam. Now their products are ...

Exotic states of matter known as time crystals are largely considered a quantum phenomenon. Now, a team from New York University (NYU) has shown that a classical time crystal can emerge in a far ...

AUSTIN, Texas — When temperatures get near – or below – freezing, your plan should always be to protect people, pets, plants and pipes. Some of those can be easy, but if you're in a pinch, protecting ...

Next time customers step into their local Dunkin' for a hot latte, they might notice something a bit different about the chain's coffee cups. For decades, the chain's hot drinks were housed in ...

Despite being banned by some states and cities because of the potential for harming the environment, Styrofoam manufacturing increased slightly in the United States in 2022. According to ...

Maine this week became the first state in the U.S. to ban polystyrene, or Styrofoam, food containers; other states also are considering restrictions on plastic foam materials. Styrofoam's light weight ...

Washington’s ban on Styrofoam plates, coolers, cups, containers and trays goes into effect June 1, 2024. Joe Tarica jtarica@thetribunenews.com Between coolers, takeout containers and cups, polystyrene ...

New list includes styrene as possibly linked to cancer. June 10, 2011— -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services added eight more substances to its "known human carcinogen" or ...