In terms of environmental impact, biodiesel fuel is nicer than "ordinary" diesel. Meanwhile, styrofoam is a nasty, non-biodegradable packaging material. Now, like a scene from Back to the Future made ...

This cute little styrofoam cup is meeting its gruesome end with a brave face. Seriously though, the way acetone eats through styrofoam cups is mind-boggling, both in how fast it works, and because the ...

Acetone is a solvent that breaks down Styrofoam, which results in the Styrofoam dissolving in Acetone similar to how sugar does in water. Styrofoam is a polystyrene that has been pumped with air.

Step 1: Place the disposable gloves on your hands and then pour 1 cup of acetone into the pie pan. Step 2: Place the Styrofoam cups into the pan of acetone and observe. Describe and classify the cups ...

The Ministry of Health on January 7 slammed a misleading report that a Styrofoam sheet's dissolution by a fish oil product would prove the supplements' low quality. The Ministry of Health on January 7 ...

In Miami Beach, it’s now illegal to package any food or drinks in Styrofoam containers, which dissolve into tiny particles that float along the top of the ocean for hundreds of years. The City of ...