Ah, plastic wrap, the item light as air, which the slightest, unfortunately timed breeze can cause to cling together into a clear, crinkled ball. It sits waiting to be used in countless kitchens ...

Patients can acquire new infections just from being in the hospital. The acquired infections can cause additional mortality and increase healthcare costs. In the hospital, antibiotic-resistant ...

BPA, PET, HDPE. You’re trying to do the right thing by recycling, following health alerts and shopping wisely, but you’re not fluent in molecular chemistry. So how do you decipher exactly what it all ...

You can use it for more than just covering up leftovers. Screen protectors can run anywhere from $15 to $40, but one box of cling wrap is roughly $4 or so, making a DIY plastic wrap protector a ...

The slick, transparent film we now know as plastic wrap was originally a mistake of chemistry, a residue clinging stubbornly to the bottom of a beaker in a 1930s laboratory. The military originally ...

Woman putting plastic wrap over glass container with vegetables inside - Olga Yastremska/Getty Images Plastic wrap (also known as cling wrap) is helpful for storing leftovers and other food that needs ...

We can now tell the difference between a wide range of plastic types and thereby separate plastics according to their chemical composition. This is absolutely ground-breaking and it will increase the ...