We use a massive five trillion plastic bags every year, and they’re in the top five of all plastic products found in the natural environment. However, paper doesn’t fare any better, with many studies ...

Despite its great strength, Berglund’s “nanopaper” is produced from a biological material found in conventional paper: cellulose. This long sugar molecule is a principal component of plant cell walls ...

CAN’T punch your way out of a paper bag? That wouldn’t be surprising if were made of a new kind of paper that’s stronger than cast iron. The super-strong paper could be used to make tough sticky tape ...

(Nanowerk News) Want to make a super strong material from nanoscale building blocks? Start with the highest quality building blocks, right? Wrong -- at least when working with "flakes" of graphene ...