A Whole New World for Big Plastic
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In one of its first orders of business as it reconvened on Oct. 4, the Supreme Court opted not to hear the appeal of Visa USA and MasterCard International of the government&#39;s antitrust lawsuit against them.
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An exotic isotope is a global commodity, for everything from bombs to antistatic brushes.
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Retail giant is bigger than some entire industries, even many countries.
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It was 12 years ago that Stephen McCarthy of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell started developing a high-performance, biodegradable plastic that wouldn't contribute to global warming.
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Carbon-dioxide-to-plastics company Novomer attracts DSM, a Dutch giant that makes everything from food enzymes and pharmaceuticals to plastics and chemicals.
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The masters of the plastic universe are baffled. From their imaginations, their computers, from their calloused fingers, magnificent kingdoms have sprung. They can re-create the Seven Wonders of the World in a literal snap. But now they huddle in their model shop of Legoland California and contemplate the seemingly impossible:...
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A team of Irish scientists develops a strain of bacteria that can convert a toxic byproduct of the Styrofoam manufacturing process into biodegradable plastic. By Rowan Hooper.
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The use of advance technologies are giving a new generation of toys extraordinary capabilities to fly, float, walk and roll â almost always inexpensively â in ways unimaginable just a few years ago.
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New OWB merits serious consideration
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Electronic textiles have applications far beyond cool shirts.
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photos Exhibit features bodies preserved with plastics to better represent our inner workings. But some say it shows too much.
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Molecular-scale carbon cylinders that receive and transmit light waves open the way for new types of communications equipment and solar cells.
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The surplus merchandise market is huge -- and Liquidity Services is ready to take a bite.
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The global food business is gargantuan and growing fast.
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The intensifying impact of human activities is visibly altering the planet, requiring ever more frequent redrawing of the Earthâs features themselves.
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Digital images that are billions of pixels in size are now becoming commonplace.
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The chemical company is looking to grow all over the world.