The Tamil Nadu government has issued a complete ban on the manufacture, sale, storage, and use of kite flying threads popularly known as 'manja threads' made out of nylon, plastic, or any other ...

In a twist of fate, a humble lab experiment by chemist Julian Hill in the 1930s turned a sticky substance into a global ...

A chemist's 1930s lab observation led to a revolution in materials. Julian Hill discovered that a sticky polymer could be ...

All it takes is a little twist, and fishing line and nylon carpet fibers may soon star as the latest in high-technology clothing and industry, report scientists. The secret isn't in complex ...