If plastics are a mainstay of our lives — even with the negative impact on the environment and our health — new techniques for making them are paramount. (Photo Credit: Dave Burbank)

Plastics, Can’t Get Away from Using Them

by Jackie Swift

“Plastics are ubiquitous in our environment,” says Erin E. Stache, Cornell University Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow. “We use them in just about everything: in our water bottles, our coffee cups, the cars we drive. They’re an important part of our everyday life. And so the synthesis of these materials and how we go about making them is very important.”