Matt's take: Polystyrene supplier Styron introduced its CO2RE foaming technology to great fanfare last fall. The process uses carbon dioxide as a physical foaming agent during extrusion of rigid PS ...
Order and disorder of bubbles in a surface foam. Image by Kempf EK - Own work, CC BY 4.0. Order and disorder of bubbles in a surface foam. Image by Kempf EK - Own work, CC BY 4.0. By using ‘green ...
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 ...
Three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures assembled with one- or few-layered ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) crystals have triggered great interest in energy and environmental applications. Here, we ...
Ceramic foams made from a wide range of ceramic materials, both oxide and nonoxide, are being considered for a whole range of potential applications. These include hot gas filters, interpenetrating ...
Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will exhibit its mPPE particle beads foam SunForce™ at the upcoming JEC World 2025, the leading international exhibition for composite applications, from March ...