Palboard™ from Interstate Plastics Provides Signage Dent and Scratch Protection

Signage boards are more dent and scratch-resistant than ever, thanks to Interstate Plastics’ newest signage solution, Palboard™. Expanded or “foamed” PVC sheets produce the most...

Interstate Plastics Provides Antimicrobial Plastics for Interior Wall Cladding Solutions

To better protect areas against the spread of microbes, Interstate Plastics now offers the Palclad™ Pro Hygienic PVC Wall Cladding System. Palclad™ Pro Hygienic PVC...
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Increasing sustainability in plastics

The war on plastic waste is arguably one of the biggest environmental battles of the 21st century. Here, Simona Maccarrone, a materials scientist at...
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NonOilen Biodegradable 3d Filament

Fillamentum, a Czech manufacturer of filaments for the 3D printing industry, is showcasing its new NonOilen filament at Expo 2020 in Dubai. Developed in collaboration...
Used water bags and other plastic can be pressed into 3-ply – 40-ply plastic sheets

Plastics Could Help Build a Sustainable Future – Here’s How

The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The...
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Interstate Plastics’ Portable Desktop Sneeze Guard Helps Keep Workplaces Sanitary

Interstate Plastics now offers a portable desktop sneeze guard that is suited for any office or point-of-purchase location. The desktop sneeze guard helps prevent...

POS Sneeze Guards Offer Protection for Employees & Customers

Interstate Plastics works with companies and organizations to ensure customer and worker safety is a top priority. Adding sneeze guards to any point-of-sale checkstand...
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Carbon nanostructure stronger than diamonds

Novel plate-cell architecture reaches theoretical limit of performance Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have architecturally designed plate-nanolattices – nanometer-sized carbon...
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Microstructures Self-Assemble into New Materials

A new process developed at Caltech makes it possible for the first time to manufacture large quantities of materials whose structure is designed at...
Jianhua “Joshua” Tong, left, and Ph.D. student Shenglong Mu work in their Sirrine Hall lab, where they are working on new technology that combines 3D printing and laser processing.

Lasers could take 3-D printing to next level

Cars that go more than 1,000 miles on a single fill-up and smartphones that can run for days without recharging are among the possibilities...