We find plastics everywhere in our daily routine, from the automobiles we drive to the packaging of our foods.  Plastics are strong, lightweight, and eminently useful.  Over the past few decades, though, the public has become aware of the environmental impacts plastics can have.  These concerns have inspired researchers to develop new techniques for producing plastic and have placed a focus on ensuring plastic is properly handled after it has been used.  Here is some information on a few recent breakthroughs!

When we have surgery, we trust that the surgeon has been tested and successfully demonstrated his or her ability to successful complete the operation in the past.  And the surgeons themselves have faith that the instruments and implants they use have similarly been tested to the highest standards.  Or so we’d like to think.

It is a common concern of Medical Tape manufacturers- "we need to produce a tape that is easy to put on and easy to take off" 3M looks like they have a winner with their Kind Removal Silicone Tape. The product was launched at the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society conference in New Orleans. It should be available this summer. Read More...

Materials scientists have developed a range of biological cements that could be injected into spinal fractures incurred through major impacts such as car crashes.