Virginia’s ban on Styrofoam is set to take effect July 1, four years after legislators approved its phase-out, with the ...

CNET's mattress experts got a behind-the-scenes look at a mattress factory's secret foam-pouring process, and here's what we found.

Advocates imagined it would be off the table. Lawmakers make last-minute move to allow controversial practice to continue for ...

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an University of ...

Critics argue that an exemption would create a double standard, exposing prisoners to health risks while small businesses comply with the ban. The bill's sponsor plans to amend the legislation to ...

The recipe blends sodium alginate (an inert polymer extracted from brown seaweed) with thin titanium-carbide “MXene” ...

A new Maine law means raw meat, poultry, seafood and eggs can continue to be sold in polystyrene foam containers until July 1, 2027. According to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, the ...

The synthesis of DES-GO composites is employed to increase the thermal stability of flame retardants. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam is widely recognized due to its advantageous properties, including ...

Abstract: Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam is one of many internal packaging materials used worldwide, and the most well-known is Styrofoam. Approximately 2.3 million tons of polystyrene wind up in ...

Assembly Bill 244, which targets food dispensing establishments with 10 or more locations in the state, aims to curb the use of disposable foodware made from polystyrene foam starting October 1 ...

I don’t see D3O’s helmet liners being an overnight success. Then, here’s the big one: expanded polystyrene foam or EPS, as we know it, cracks and crushes to dissipate the force upon impact.