Plastic

A new technique lets 3D printers create objects made of glass, which has optical and material advantages over traditional polymer.

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Credit: Wikimedia Commons Overfishing and pollution have pushed life in the high seas to the brink of collapse, according to a new report from the Global Ocean Commission.

With an estimated 70 oil spills every day in the U.S. and tons of plastic garbage littering our oceans, humans could really use some help cleaning up.

Dissolvable plastic could provide an answer to the problem of bagging and storing all used plastic products at sea.