‘Xylene solubles’ (XS) is an established term indicating the percentage of soluble species in polypropylene homo- and o-polymers. This value is almost proportional to the amorphous content of the ...

Worries over a chemical that may seep out of some plastics has caused many consumers to abandon reusable water bottles. Now scientists might want to do the same thing with their test tubes. It seems ...

A five-day experiment had just one rule: Do not use any disposable plastic waste. The campaign, undertaken by an Asahi Shimbun reporter, was aimed at exploring what individual Japanese citizens can do ...

The Izod impact test fixes one end of a notched specimen in a cantilever position by means of a vice. A striker on the arm of a pendulum or similar energy carrier then strikes the specimen. The energy ...