We will look at a very easy experiment that provides lots of information about the strength or the mechanical behavior of a material, called the tensile test. The basic idea of a tensile test is to ...

Ultimate tensile strength (UTS), often shortened to tensile strength (TS), ultimate strength, or Ftu within equations, is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or ...

An international team of researchers has decided to take advantage of those strains and bundle plastic-eating bacteria into ...

The team created this living plastic in the form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a soft but durable commercial plastic ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. This ...

Scientists have demonstrated a creative solution to plastic pollution, one of our most pressing environmental problems.

From risottos to sauces, mushrooms have long been a staple in the kitchen. Now fungi are showing the potential to serve up ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed an innovative biodegradable thermoplastic polyurethane ...

They use one of the strongest tensile-rated leathers they can find and reinforce it with a classic USA steel buckle. The ...

High-performance bonding materials like OEM-specified polyurethane and acrylic tapes are the ideal method when it comes to ...

A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry's environmental footprint. Researchers led by the University ...