Three manufacturers, Merlin Solar, Solarge, and LG, are making a move away from the standard aluminum and glass solar panel in a bid to lower weight, emissions, and cost. The product from Merlin Solar ...

Clear acrylic panels have long been a mainstay of 3D printer enclosure designs, but they can also add significant cost in terms of money, shipping, weight, and hassle. An alternative material worth ...

A new technique developed by Princeton University engineers for producing electricity-conducting plastics could dramatically lower the cost of manufacturing solar panels. By overcoming technical ...

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. (Aug. 9, 1:05 p.m. ET) — The future looks brighter for plastic exterior vehicle parts as automakers intensify their search for weight-saving ideas. After suffering a blow nearly a ...

Netherlands-based The Good Plastic Co. has expanded into North America with a new office in New York City to sell its panels made from 100 percent recycled and 100 percent recyclable plastic. The ...

It seems that half the world’s R&D is involved in solar energy, which isn’t a bad thing considering the mess our reliance on traditional energy generation has got us into. Interestingly, engineers at ...

Swedish design brand Baux has a seemingly straightforward goal for its products. Instead of combining many raw materials to make its acoustic panels and wall coverings, the company wants to limit ...

From a distance, a new home in rural Nova Scotia looks like it might be made of wood. But the structure—hidden under recycled aluminum siding laser-printed with a cedar print—was built from 600,000 ...

To help make the Olympic Games in Paris greener, Le Pavé, a manufacturing start-up, is making podiums and stadium seating out of recycled plastic. A worker at the company factory of Le Pavé in ...