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- Coffee polymerCoffee polymer is a material consisting of 30% coffee grounds and 70 other biobased raw materials. The Espresso Polymer is dishwasher-proof and biodegrades only in controlled circumstances. The Cappuccino Polymer is fully biodegradable in natural circumstances in about one year. The Americano Polymer biodegrades in about two months.
- CPCs – Cork Polymer CompoundsCork polymer compounds - CPCs are classified as particle-reinforced composites and are an example of the combination of the properties of thermoplastic polymers with the unique advantages of cork. Developed by Amorim Cork Composites’ I.cork factory, CPCs are a range of cork bio composites offering the mouldability of plastics and the lightness and sustainability of cork.
- Polymer concrete ‘coins’Polymer concrete is an artificial concrete made with synthetic polymers instead of lime cement. It can be reinforced with fibreglass. Polymer concrete can be used for facade cladding, tiles and floor covering.
- New polymer could help with recycling plasticOnly 2 per cent of the 70 million tonnes of plastic annually used for packaging is recycled into a similar material. One of the…
- 3D printing polymer adaptable even after object is printed3D printing has given designers a lot of freedom to create objects by their own design that suit their purpose exactly. However, once an…
- Stretchable Polymer Electrolyte Enables Safer and Flexible Solid-State BatteriesResearchers at Empa have developed a stretchable polymer electrolyte that could significantly improve the performance and safety of solid-state batteries. The material, based on…
- Adhesive-free joining of wood and polymersResearchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria developed not one but two adhesive-free methods to bond (metal) polymers and wood together.…
- Polymer made from industrial waste could help clean up oil spillsAn international team of researchers at the Flinders University in Australia developed a new polymer made from waste cooking oil and sulphur, a by-product…
- Polymer concrete glassBroken reinforced glass is added to polymer concrete and the resulting material is polished on both sides. The effect is translucent and sparkling.
- Whiter than white polymer cools down buildingsEngineers from Columbia University made white paint even whiter by removing white pigment and add a polymer coating that acts as a spontaneous air…
- BioGreen padding polymerBioGreen padding polymer is a high efficiency, biobased, vegan padding polymer. The material is 100% made from natural and renewable resources, partly obtained from recycled vegetable materials and partly from organic renewable sources. The padding is an alternative to down filling or petroleum-based filling material and has outstanding performances.
- Self-folding origami from photocurable polymers leaves your hands freeIf you ever tried your hand at origami and thought it was too complicated, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Peking University…
- Glass PolymerThis raw material is an alternative to traditional polymers and can be used where glass falls short. It can be converted by injection molding, injection blow molding & extrusion blow molding. Low UV-resistance, easy processing, tough, clarity, impact resistance, chemical resistance, design flexible.
- Self-healing elastic polymers developedSelf-healing elastic polymers developed inspired by caoutchouc tree. When the caoutchouc tree is damaged, liquid latex containing capsules of the protein hevein escapes from…
- Cast PolymerSelf-structural panels produced by casting translucent fiberglass facings directly onto the structural honeycomb core. Three styles, standard colors or Pantone matched.
- Self-healing ‘blood’ polymerWe’ve heard about self-healing materials and we can all imagine their uses. Now, a team from the US has developed a new self-healing polymer…
- New polymer walks like a caterpillar when illuminatedImagine a material that could turn light directly into movement, without solar panels or other energy sources. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology and…
- Shape memory polymersSMP material is made of shape memory polymers. These smart materials can return from a deformed state to their original shape when induced by a temperature change. It can store embossed logo/text shape information in the synthetic, paper-like film and release these 3D patterns when exposed to ≥65°C for 3 seconds.
- CPC Cork Polymer compositeCork Polymer Composites (CPC) is a composition of 30% Cork flour, 30% Coconut fiber and 40% PVAc resin. This mixture is melt compounded and granulated and than consolidated under heat and mild pressure.
- Mushrooms: nature’s polymersAt our event Material Xperience 2014, which we hosted last week in Rotterdam, one of the most popular items in our exhibition was a…
- Self healing polymersSelf healing polymers have a micro-encapsulated healing agent that is embedded in a structural composite matrix. A crack ruptures the microcapsules, releasing the healing agent into the crack plane through capillary action. The healing agent contacts a catalyst, triggering polymerization that bonds the crack faces closed.
- 3D Printable Elastic Polymer Combines Toughness With Fatigue ResistanceResearchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a 3D printable elastic material that combines high fracture toughness with resistance…
- 3D Printed Mobile Living Unit From Recycled PolymerLarge-format additive manufacturing (LFAM) is rapidly changing how designers approach mobility, architecture and product development. A recent case study by Caracol AM and LG…
- 3D Printed Polymer Composites Reshape Concrete ConstructionOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in partnership with Kairos Power and Barnard Construction, is applying large-scale 3D printing to build concrete forms. These forms…
