Polymers that mimic chameleon skin
Biological tissues have complex mechanical properties – soft-yet-strong, tough-yet-flexible – that are difficult to reproduce using synthetic materials. An international team has managed to...
Single-use plastic to get an eco-friendly makeover
Milk-based edible food packaging and ready-meal trays made from wood could help reduce the pervasiveness of single-use plastic, a major cause of environmental pollution...
Ink-Jet Printed Flexible Electrode Tattoo
In diagnostic methods like an electrocardiogram (ECG) or electromyography (EMG), typically gel electrodes are what doctors use to transmit electric impulses from a patient’s...
Interstate Plastics Provides Makrolon Marine Products for Extreme Outdoor Environments
May 2018, Sacramento, Calif. -- Interstate Plastics offers the highest quality of flexible polycarbonate options for the marine industry. Marine environments are harsh and...
Highest reported conductivity for organic radical polymer
A team of researchers with Purdue University has demonstrated the highest reported conductivity for an organic radical polymer to date, moving another step closer...
Lightweight metal foam blocks blastwave, debris from high-explosive rounds
New research from North Carolina State University and the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate shows that stainless steel composite metal foam (CMF) can...
Paper-folding art inspires better bandages
Paper-folding art inspires better bandages
Cutting kirigami-style slits in stretchy films could make for bandages, heat pads, and wearable electronics that adhere to flexible surfaces.
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Polyplastics rolling Topas Advanced Polymers into Polyplastics USA
Merger of US Subsidiaries Polyplastics USA, Inc. and TOPAS Advanced Polymers Inc.
Polyplastics Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Toshio Shiwaku)
announced its decision to...
Up Your 3D Printing Game with Bomar Oligomers for 3D Printing...
3D printing uses additive manufacturing processes that use gradual creation or addition of materials to form an object. 3D printing is widely used for manufacturing prototypes...
Boots Made From Old Plastic Bottles Recovered In Haiti
Timberland’s latest man-boots have an interesting backstory. Their canvas-like uppers are recycled from plastic bottles picked up from the beaches of Haiti.
The outdoor apparel...
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