Microplastics
A bowl of plastic, anyone?
Scientists worldwide are seeking robust tech solutions to the hazards of microplastics and nanoplastics.
Richard Thompson on ways to address the plastics pollution problem
Plastics are simultaneously useful and harmful. Marine scientist Richard Thompson on how to better design them for sustainable use.
Tyres get a green signal
Rubber scientists and the tyre industry are reinventing the wheel.
Fantastic plastic!
Researchers across the world are battling toxic plastic by developing new materials, including biodegradables, from it.
A change of clothes
The textile industry is one of the world’s biggest polluters. But it is innovating its way to a more sustainable future.
