Plastic pipe is lightweight, flexible, durable, and versatile. Products are made of plastics and composite materials and are used in many of the same applications as traditional metal and ceramic ...

The investment in the construction of India’s first 12-inch wafer fab is expected to reach $11 billion. Credit: PSMC Every Wednesday and Friday, TechNode’s Briefing newsletter delivers a roundup of ...

One of his more interesting builds is his series on building rocket engines out of PVC pipe written in conjunction ... larger rocket engines out of 2 or 3-inch PVC may not make much sense due ...

Central drainpipe: 1-1/2 inch PVC pipe Bucket measurements: 12″ long, 10″ wide, 9″ tall Plastics: Food grade polypropylene Growing media: clay balls, perlite, coco coir Installing the pump to the top ...

[Thomas Jarrett] has an interesting approach: he uses schedule 21 PVC pipe to build a sturdy airframe that is inexpensive and can house the craft’s electronics to boot. You can see a video of ...

Take this woman's home irrigation plans. She says that this was the way her mother ensured their garden stayed watered each summer, and based on her video, it looks like there's a pretty good ...

Comet-ME has developed a solar-powered submersible borehole piston pump for off-grid communities and smallholders to use for irrigation and domestic purposes. The device, compatible with PV ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plastic surgery is often associated with cosmetic procedures like nose jobs or liposuctions. And while these are an important aspect of what plastic surgeons do, they're not the only focus. These ...

Single-use plastic has always been a concern of Caitlin Broadbent, a sustainability technician at King’s College London. Each month, researchers in the institute’s Drosophila fly facilities ...

“It is amazing that this bacterium can perform that entire process, and we identified a key enzyme responsible for breaking down the plastic materials. This could be optimized and exploited to help ...