Safety, performance, aesthetics, noise, comfort, reliability, and durability are the goals that keep automotive engineers up at night, and the miracle solution has, so far, been "more plastic." ...

It was an "almost accidental" discovery, the photocatalyst they invented turned out to be robust enough to withstand the ...

Scientists have developed a solar-powered system that turns plastic waste and battery acid into clean hydrogen fuel, offering ...

While it’s not necessarily an easy road to travel, recycled plastics increasingly are being used in automotive applications, according to sessions at ISRI2017, the annual convention of the ...

There are growing signs of trouble in the US automotive plastic parts industry now that two key suppliers have gone into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in as many weeks. Just over a week ago, a ...

Denver — Plastics researchers are tackling ways to recycle plastics from automotive applications. Researchers from materials giant Dow Inc. and from the University of Stuttgart each presented research ...

German plastics producer Covestro is stepping up its collaboration with Chinese automakers and recycling firms to reuse end of life plastic automotive components, as vehicle scrappage in the world’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HEYCO-Werk USA Inc., an auto plastics manufacturer, is planning to spend more than $12 million on a new production facility in ...

The automotive industry needs new concepts to meet optical and physical requirements for exterior parts, as signaling and communication become important aspects for a move toward automated driving.

The car manufacturers and plastics industries in Germany have united to denounce the "rigid" recycling targets in the European End of Life Vehicle Directive. Germany's automobile federation - the VDA ...

HEYCO-Werk USA Inc., an auto plastics manufacturer, is planning to spend more than $12 million on a new production facility in Gaston County, Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday. The German-based ...