Have a plumbing job coming up? PEX pipe is well worth considering, and learning how PEX connections work is the first step to ...

The University of Chicago has announced they have created a material that behaves like plastic but conducts like metal. They also say they don’t fully understand why it works yet. Usually ...

Like most of us, [Clem] wants to 3D print in metal. Metal 3D printers do exist ... Since the parts might get hot, the plastic is PETG. The trick is that parts need to be conductive in order ...

You add fittings simply by crimping metal rings over barbed fittings ... Cut the PEX off perfectly square for leakproof ...

Description: Precision molded in nylon-6, high density polyethylene, PVDF, polypropylene, glass-fiber reinforced nylon, or glass-fiber reinforced polypropylene Lightweight, compact, easy to install ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Description: Manufacturer of PVC, CPVC, PP, PVDF pipe fittings to complement GF's piping systems. These pipe fittings are used for hot and cold water, corrosive waste and general liquid transfer.

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

Whether it’s the cachet that comes with owning one or the plonk sound it makes when you’re splitting the bill with friends, a metal credit card stands out from its plastic peers. Of course, ...

They were washed in with the tide, most likely from China or the US, thousands of miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you ...

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...

Scientists have developed a "self-digesting plastic", which, they say, could help reduce pollution. Polyurethane is used in everything from phone cases to trainers, but is tricky to recycle and ...