Lightweight parts, energy-saving processing or combining several process steps into one. It can all be summarized under one buzzword: sustainability. A technology that is highly promising is ...

In this study, microcellular foams based on polypropylene/ethylene propylene diene monomer/organoclay (PP/EPDM/organoclay) nanocomposites were produced via a batch process using supercritical nitrogen ...

A joint research project by the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (F-ICT, Pfintzal, Germany) and the Fraunhofer Project Centre for Composites Research (FPC, London, ON, Canada) has been ...

LUOYANG, China, June 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TRUNNANO (Luoyang Tongrun Info Technology Co., Ltd), a leading innovator in advanced nanomaterials and construction chemical solutions, is proud to ...

Value chain collaboration is increasingly seen as a key element in efforts to boost the sustainability of products and processes within the plastics industry. Once such collaboration has now yielded ...

A couple of years ago, as I was cleaning my bedroom, I came across a wad of shriveled foam in a small paper cup. It immediately brought back memories of one of my high school science experiments. I ...

Researchers have developed 3D-printed foam claimed to be more durable and more recyclable than polymer foam in everyday products. The 3D-printing process allowed the researchers to create complex ...

Nature’s porous materials, bone, coral and cork, are synonymous with strong and lightweight structures. Driven by the prospect of producing a family of materials with unique combinations of properties ...

Reefers need to be able to keep freight at a specified temperature, but there is more than one way to achieve thermal efficiency. “Composite materials, when used in the proper location, offer great ...