Chemistry & Life Sciences

First PU High-Performance Insulating Material as a Ready-to-Use Panel

04.02.2014 - Insulation For The Environment - The debate about global warming and the rising prices of raw materials have brought the subject of sustainability firmly into the public spotlight...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

New Options for Color Combinations

04.02.2014 - Palette Of Possibilities - Concerning color, the biggest challenge in laser welding of polymers is the welding of white components. Using new technologies, the welding of opaque...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

New Horizons in R&D for Bio-Based Plastics

04.02.2014 - Versatile Materials - Going beyond natural polymers, the use of bio-based monomers from biorefineries and "renewable oil," gained from plastics' and bio wastes, renders synthetic...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Innovative Process Enables Up-Cycling of Perfluorinated Polymers

31.01.2014 - Precious Material - Without fluoropolymers many environmental regulation performance specifications for numerous industries would be unachievable. Until now, however, the effective...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Plexiglas and LEDs for the Right Combination

31.01.2014 - Fixing The Fixtures - LEDs save energy. But to put this to the best advantage, light fixtures need to be adapted to the technology. The right lighting covers made from a special...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Polymers for Fuel Cells and Fuel-Cell Systems

31.01.2014 - Electric Avenues - Vehicles with an electric drive train are considered a real option for future mobility. For long-distance driving, many carmakers are reconsidering fuel cells...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Making Cars 'Greener' with Plastics

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More Plastics, Less CO2 - Plastics are playing a pivotal role in the development of "green" vehicles. This is evident, for example, in a lightweight front-end carrier...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

European Market Leader Develops New FRP Materials

31.01.2014 - Leaders In Lightweight - Fiber-reinforced plastics are conquering increasingly more markets in future industrial sectors. Very few international construction material markets are...