Radome structures protect radar equipment across many applications, ranging from boats and aircraft to defense and solar system research. These weatherproof shells transparent to radiofrequency ...

Even laser-launched micro bullets could not penetrate the new material developed by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) during tests this month. Made out of polyurethane urea elastomers (PUUs), rather ...

Although different materials are used in the fabrication of molds and tools, selecting the ideal material is based on several factors. Surface quality standards, the requirement of a number of ...

March 27 (UPI) --Scientists in Germany have identified a new strain of bacteria that breaks down the chemical building blocks of polyurethane, or PU, a polymer used to make a variety of plastic ...

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies GmbH & Co. has completed a capacity expansion at its facility in Schwalmstadt, Germany, to support the development of its new polyurethane line. The firm said over ...

Scientists have identified a strain of bacteria that can feed on toxic polyurethane-based plastic products. Since the 1950s, we have produced more than 8 billion tons of plastic, with the majority of ...

Once discarded, spongy polyurethane foam typically just ends up in landfills, where it takes up a lot of space. Thanks to a newly-developed process, however, it could soon be recycled into ...

By Chemistry (Anionic Polyurethane Dispersions, Cationic Polyurethane Dispersions, Nonionic Polyurethane Dispersions, ...

Plastic fantastic—urethane casting can deliver high-quality parts without having to resort to high-cost, slow-paced hard tooling. Urethane casting provides end-use, rigid or flexible plastic parts ...

Developed at the University of Michigan, the material consists of commonly used polyurethane plastic combined with tea tree oil and cinnamon oil. All of the ingredients are already known to be safe ...

When plastic was first introduced in 1907, it was hailed as a miracle material. The petroleum-based substance could seemingly do anything — harden into a rock-solid car part or a flexible waterproof ...