Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As the world attempts to return to a kind of normal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, plexiglass ...

It's a good time to be in the plexiglass business. Makers of acrylic barriers, including sneeze and cough guards, cubicle extenders and personal face shields, have seen such a significant uptick in ...

Acrylic polymers such as poly(methyl methacrylate)—the plastic used in Plexiglas—are durable materials with a huge variety of commercial applications. But the all ...

Acrylic glass (also known as Lucite, Perspex and Plexiglas) has been a compelling source of inspiration for designers since its debut at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. Here it was transformed into ...

ETH Zurich materials researchers have developed a groundbreaking method that enables the near-complete recycling of acrylic glass for the first time. The polymer chains are broken down into their ...