As a doctoral student, Kaner contributed to the discovery of electrically conductive plastic by his advisors Alan MacDiarmid and Alan Heeger, who later received a Nobel Prize for their work. Other ...

But this time, the urban landscape is different: Modern homes are full of plastic, turning house fires into chemical-laced infernos that burn hotter, faster, and more toxic than their predecessors.

(AP) — Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. said Tuesday it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its hometown barrel-making plant in Louisville. The cost-cutting moves come as American ...

OLIVER BUNIC/AFP via Getty Images On Monday, Brent crude—the benchmark used for the light oil market in Europe, Africa and the Middle East—rose above $80 a barrel to its highest in more than ...

That black plastic spatula in your kitchen drawer? It may be time to toss it. Recently, there’s been lots of buzz about the dangers of cooking with black plastic utensils — think spoons ...

Pork-barrel politics affect the economy in several ways. Pork-barrel spending occurs when the government earmarks funds to be spent in a specific region of the country, usually as a favor to an ...