Ever since Belgium chemist Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite in 1905, plastic has been the “the material of a thousand uses” for humans. Plastic has been used from plane cockpits in World War II  to prosthetic implants and even life saving medical devices. One can see the usefulness of plastics all around in almost every aspect [...]

On the fateful day of April 20, 2010, an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig occurred, with the ensuing events turning out to be one of the worst oil spills in history. In the wake of the environmental nightmare, some 585,000 tons of crude oil were released during a three-month period, spreading across the [...]

When you look at, let’s say a Chevy Volt, or a Nissan Leaf, would you recognize right away that they are electric vehicles if you haven’t heard of them yet? You probably won’t, because these EV’s have a standard design of a typical automobile. And yet, car show after car show, it is always fascinating [...]

Lithium is a commonly known element that has a multitude of uses in today’s modern world. Although primarily used in glass and ceramics, we most often hear the element when it is associated with batteries. But even with such benefits, lithium is actually a corrosive metal, and should not be handled using your bare hands. [...]