The Verge

Plastic articles

Article

Optimus L5 II and L7 II: hands-on with LG's new low-end smartphones

By Aaron Souppouris on February 25, 2013 04:13 am + 11 comments

LG announced updates for its L-series of smartphones a few weeks ago, and they're demoing the new Continue reading…
Article

LG Optimus F5 hands-on

By Aaron Souppouris on February 25, 2013 02:13 am + 5 comments

We're at MWC 2013 in Barcelona taking our first look at LG's new mid-range Optimus F5 smartphone. Continue reading…
Article

New touch-sensitive, self-healing polymer could lead to the most advanced prosthetics yet

By Ben Kersey on November 12, 2012 07:02 am + 22 comments

Scientists across the globe have been working on self-healing materials for some time, but the Continue reading…
Article

PopFab: a 3D printer and CNC milling machine that fits inside a briefcase

By Louis Goddard on July 26, 2012 06:26 am + 9 comments

Students from MIT's Little Devices lab have managed to package a 3D printer, a CNC milling machine, Continue reading…
Article

Robot legs accurately mimic human movement

By Aaron Souppouris on July 6, 2012 07:24 am + 16 comments

Researchers from the University of Arizona has built a pair of robotic legs that mimics our own. Continue reading…
Article

Starlite: the miracle material that could be lost forever

By Jamie Keene on May 17, 2012 08:46 am + 95 comments

On a 1990 episode of the BBC TV show Tomorrow's World, presenter Peter McCann showed off a new Continue reading…
Article

Ford looks to recycled dollar bills and dandelions as potential sources of plastic

By Jamie Keene on April 23, 2012 10:15 am + 9 comments

Detroit automaker Ford is turning to out-of-circulation US paper currency as a possible material for Continue reading…
Article

LG begins mass production of flexible e-paper display

By Sean Hollister on March 28, 2012 11:55 pm + 37 comments

Ladies and gentlemen, our dreams of flexible digital newspapers are nearly within reach: LG just Continue reading…
Article

Self-repairing plastics heals itself when exposed to light or temperature changes

By Nathan Ingraham on March 27, 2012 12:37 pm + 15 comments

Someday, the plastic that makes up your cell phone might be able to regenerate itself when damaged, Continue reading…
Article

Why Nokia's Lumia phones are cyan, magenta, and black (and perhaps yellow and white)

By Sam Sheffer on January 24, 2012 09:19 pm + 39 comments

We're big fans of Nokia's N9 hardware design (which is quite similar to the Lumia 800 and 900), and Continue reading…