Many plastic polymers have similar structures, so two different polymers can have similar spectra. This overlap can lead to ...

Ever wonder what those small numbers on the bottom of your plastic bottles and takeout containers mean? They're called Resin Identification Codes. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science ...

More information: Toshihiro Somekawa et al, Remote detection and identification of plastics with hyperspectral Raman imaging lidar, Optics Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1364/OL.544096 Provided by Optica ...

PHOTOGRAPHED AT MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, PLYMOUTH, U.K.; PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH Plastic waste, mostly from rivers or careless dumping on land, washes into ...