“Every block of expanded polystyrene foam has a statue inside it and it is the task of the dual-arm hot wire-wielding robot to discover it.” — [Michelangelo], probably. But hot-wire cutters can’t do ...

Rapid prototyping tools are sometimes the difference between a project getting off the ground and one that stays strictly on paper. A lightweight, easy-to-form material is often all that’s needed to ...

Makers and hobbyists interested in cutting polystyrene sheets into intricate shapes, may be interested in a new desktop cutting machine named the PolyShaper Azul. Computer-controlled polystyrene ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has long cautioned the hazards of polystyrene manufacturing processes and the effects on humans, wildlife and the environment. Senate Bill 51 aims to ...

Rigid, custom-fit foam pieces like those that keep computer monitors firmly in place inside cardboard boxes during shipping could be made with eco-friendly starch from potatoes, wheat or corn, instead ...

Those foam clamshell containers long used by restaurants for takeout food will soon be illegal statewide in Washington. Coffee cups, plates, trays and other food and drink carriers made from the same ...