If an object that's composed of two types of material is going to fail, the break will usually occur at the interface where ...

UT Austin researchers 3D print parts that are both soft and hard. The technology blends rigid and flexible materials in one print.

Low‑density polyethylene (LDPE) is a flexible, lightweight plastic commonly seen in everyday packaging—from sandwich bags and shrink wrap to tubing and squeeze bottles. Its branched molecular ...

A decision by The Packaging Forum to extend its kerbside soft plastics collection trial in Nelson is welcome news, says Nelson Mayor Nick Smith. “This is the first industry-funded trial of ...

It's the city of Orlando's 150th birthday, and residents celebrated by donating over 1,000 pounds of soft plastics. Now, the city plans on using that accumulation to build a bench commemorating ...

A search-and-rescue mission is underway on Castaic Lake, where two kayakers flipped over due to strong winds on Sunday afternoon. One of the kayakers, a woman, was rescued with no injuries.

For most of the 2010s, we had what felt like a decent solution to the soft plastics problem, you could drop off your soft plastics at your supermarket for recycling by a company called REDcycle ...

When the supermarket-facilitated REDcycle collapsed in 2022, Australia was left without a soft plastic recycling scheme. Dauntingly, it was also revealed over 11,000 tonnes of material customers ...

A 12-month trial to recycle soft plastics has begun in Hobart with Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds describing the initiative as a “crucial step towards reducing waste”.

DIY fishing baits! Learn the angler's craft of creating your own effective soft plastic baits. Trump announces two new national holidays, including one on Veterans Day Medicaid Funding Reduction ...

The 2025 Bassmaster Elite event on Lake Hartwell included three leader changes in four days, but the use of soft plastic baits and finesse presentations was consistent. Ultimately, rookie Paul ...