Illinois regulators closed Chicago-based Pulaski Savings Bank on Friday evening in the first bank failure of 2025. The closure comes on the heels of last year’s predictions that “hundreds ...

Materials veteran Bruce Matt has written a short book that includes what he calls "Old School stuff we did in the old days." The e-book is titled Manual for Identifying Basic Plastics Without a Lab.

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The poll of 1,938 U.S. adults, taken one week before the inauguration, found that 67 percent of respondents think that history will look back on Biden as a failure. Just 33 percent believe that ...

I'm watching a black disc of wonder material hovering over a bubbling bath of liquid nitrogen. "This is superconducting magnetic levitation," says magnet scientist Greg Brittles. "The closest you ...

A team of MIT researchers is taking on microplastics with an encouraging novel biodegradable material that can not only replace the tiny plastic beads added to cleaners and beauty products but also ...

On January 16, 2025, SpaceX's Starship spacecraft had a catastrophic malfunction during its seventh test mission, only minutes after it was launched into space. The rocket successfully took off ...

over concerns that more than 870,000 of its full-size pickup trucks and SUVs face the risk of engine failure. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary evaluation ...

A carbon ring opens at a double bond to create a polymer chain that grows as each functional polymer unit directly slips in, conserving the material. The plastic additive also helps control the ...

The agency’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 39 complaints of engine failure due to a problem linked to faulty connecting rod bearings. Launched in January 2025, the probe includes ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday opened an investigation into 870,000 cars manufactured by General Motors after receiving reports of engine failure. The probe covers GM ...