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Future Devices: How Design and Materials Help Meet Emerging Needs and Sustainability Goals
Presented by Covestro – Polycarbonates June 23, 2022 at 11 a.m. EDT Register Now > The growing need for device design with a lower carbon footprint and the reduction of Healthcare waste are emerging drivers that are prompting designers and … Continued
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DINP and DIDP TSCA Risk Evaluations: Potential Impact
Presented by American Chemistry Council June 14, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. EDT Register Now > In May of 2019, the American Chemistry Council’s High Phthalates Panel (ACC HPP), representing major producers, importers, and users of diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl phthalate … Continued
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A Sticky Situation: Epoxies and Curatives
Original article date: Nov. 1, 2019 Updated May 11, 2022 Epoxy resins have many applications, including metal coatings, electronics/electrical components, electrical insulators, fiber-reinforced plastic materials and adhesives. Uncured epoxy resins have only poor mechanical, chemical and heat resistance properties. Better … Continued
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Super Strong: MIT Researchers Develop a New Type of Lightweight Plastic and a Novel, Plant-Based Composite
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology continue to innovate when it comes to creating new materials. Two different groups of chemical engineers at MIT recently revealed their respective work–– one involving a new type of lightweight, super-strong plastic, and … Continued
