small ring-shaped molecules that they call "mechanophores" in the center of polymer chains. In response to mechanical force, these rings break, changing the color of the polymer [ScienceNOW Daily News ...

Citric acid and squid ink can be used to develop a new range of structurally colored plastics that are recyclable and made ...

Plastics are one of the largest sources of pollution on Earth, lasting for years on land or in water. But a new type of ...

Plastics are one of the largest sources of pollution on Earth, lasting for years on land or in water. But a new type of brilliantly colored cellulose-based plastic detailed in ACS Nano could change ...