Choosing the right capacitor, especially the right tantalum capacitor, is crucial to ensure equipment reliability both at first turn-on and over time. Always consider derating to achieve the best ...

Used plastic plates, cups, forks, spoons, napkins, and bottles strewn about a grassy area Although polystyrene consumer products are incredibly common, the economics of recycling means most of this ...

BELGRADE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene. Larisa Ilijin, a principal research fellow at Belgrade’s Institute for ...

North American prices for polystyrene resin made a surprising move upward in June, increasing an average of 2 cents per pound, according to market watchers contacted by Plastics News. The increase ...

This episode is from WHRO’s Spotlight Earth series. Watch this video to learn more about polystyren In this Spotlight Earth episode, you will learn about the widespread use of polystyrene, or ...

A ban on sales of styrofoam products used in food service was supposed to have taken effect Jan. 1, but California hasn’t taken steps to enforce it. CalRecycle, the state agency tasked with ...

It’s a widely known problem with roots in urban legend: Devices with motherboards failing in the early 2000s with a sudden pop, a gruesome spill, or sometimes a burst of flames. And it was allegedly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A trash boom is set up in Tijuana to prevent tons of plastics and other garbage from flowing into the United States. (Alejandro ...

The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced the formation of the Polystyrene Recycling Alliance (PSRA), marking a step toward improving polystyrene recycling across the United States.