Researchers have developed a new type of plastic that can self-destruct on command. These materials incorporate activatable, plastic-degrading microbes alongside the polymers. The team used two ...

Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is addressing this problem by creating products that self-destruct on command, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new kind of "living plastic" developed by scientists in China could help address how some materials last ...

Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is addressing this problem by creating products that self-destruct on command, ...

Many plastic products are designed to be used only once, yet the material itself lasts for years. But a new strategy is addressing this problem by creating products that self-destruct on command, ...

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A living plastic with a pair of cooperative, plastic-busting enzymes degraded the material completely within six days. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...