3D printing has made it incredibly easy to produce small runs of plastic parts, but getting rid of the 3D printed look can be tricky and time-consuming. When you need a smooth and polished finish, or ...

Learn how to make a DIY respirator mask using an empty plastic Coca-Cola bottle in this easy-to-follow tutorial. We'll guide ...

Old plastic from scrapped cars can be converted into graphene by grinding it to dust and zapping it with high-voltage electricity, a process that could save large amounts of plastic from landfill.

Glass-filled polypropylene is already a very commonly used plastic for automotive parts, but could it be improved? Well, yes.

A Brooklyn man used three-dimensional printers to make his own gun parts in what police said Wednesday was the first such case they’ve seen among build-them-yourself ghost gun dealers. Deonte Haynes, ...

Unless you work in manufacturing or product design, you probably haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about how plastic shapes are made. Look around you — see anything with a plastic casing? It was ...

Black plastic exterior trim used to be a telltale sign that you bought the cheapest model available. Automakers save money on unpainted parts as they don't have to be color-matched to the various ...