Resin

New findings suggest that resorcinol may disrupt hormone systems and cause serious health issues, prompting regulatory action to safeguard public health.

Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric fossilization of the real stuff.

In Sweden, PaperShell has developed technology to convert plant-based materials such as paper into a durable artificial wood for furniture and building materials. PaperShell's material is stronger than wood due to a process called intensive compression molding, which combines paper fibers and bio-resin. This process also adds hemicellulose back into the material, resulting in a […]

This is the oldest confirmed use of a mixture comprising two or more plant toxins specifically applied to arrowheads.

Yes, Casio's Ring Watch is a real watch you wear on your finger, not your wrist. It's as mad as it sounds, and I've been wearing it.

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Archaeologists say they have discovered a new type of Neanderthal hearth at Vanguard Cave, Gibraltar.

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A scientific study, published today in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews, has described for the first time, a structure which was used by Neanderthals in Gibraltar, 60,000 years ago.

Formlabs has introduced the Form 4L and 4BL 3D printers, which are larger versions of the speedy machines it introduced earlier this year.

The Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE), a consortium backed by the University of Texas at Austin and comprising semiconductor heavyweights like Intel, recently took delivery of the...

Many critics argue that consumers may see the recycling symbol and assume that a product is recyclable.

At the Copenhagen restaurant, diners are served raw jellyfish—and freeze-dried lamb brain served in a fake cranium—while videos about climate change swirl on the ceiling. Is it "gastronomic opera," or sensory overload?

Archaeologists think the ancient helmet indicates that Celts settled in the region to protect their supplies of precious amber.

In Finland, Exel Composites has announced a new purchasing agreement with chemical manufacturing giant INEOS for over 100 metric tons of its ENVIREZ bio-based resin system.  This deal will serve as a springboard for the firm to phase out its use of hydrocarbon-derived resins.  This specific INEOS ENVIREZ resin's chemical composition features 23% bio-based glycol, […]

The legacy toy company is increasing the certified renewable or recycled materials that go into its bricks in an effort to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

As iFixit highlights in its latest teardown, the Galaxy Ring – like all other smart rings – is hamstrung by the fact that its lithium battery can't...

The U.S.'s first plastic pollution plan features better measuring standards, more responsibility for producers and an end to single-use products

We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option