And all that open space, interspersed with bulky and busy playground equipment, provides the ideal opportunity for children ...

A clean room is used for medical parts, and insert molding and precision products requiring tight tolerances and high-heat ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new method to generate electricity using small plastic beads. By placing these beads close together and bringing them into contact ...

An iconic Mardi Gras tradition has received a sustainable makeover. Brightly-colored plastic beads are a familiar sight at New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebrations. But, NPR has reported, some parade ...

(AP Photo/Jack Brook) Waves of trash that included cans, wrappers and neon green plastic cups for “hand ... scrub the asphalt, targeting beads. Bulldozers plow into the piles and dump them ...

To test solid-waste removal, we dump marble-sized plastic beads, weighted sponges, and water-filled condoms into the bowl and measure how well each flush handles the simulated waste. We use a ...