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Plywood and particle board have long been used for structural and non-structural parts, as well as cores for composite and molded parts. Unfortunately, both materials are prone to warping and rotting.

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Polyurethane foam can be divided into two categories, such as open-cell and closed-cell foam. The former is a plastic with incomplete cell walls and include holes through which air and liquid can ...

Fossil fuel-based polyurethane foam has been a firm favourite in furniture manufacturing for over half a century. Jane Englefield investigates the consequences of this dependable but unsustainable ...

Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a method to recycle polyurethane foam from mattresses and furniture and also household sponges. They did this safely, without using toxic ...

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 ...

This computer-controlled liquid polyurethane dispenser by Max Machinery (Healdsburg, CA) can produce exactly the same polyurethane mix for each shot. Polyurethanes are used often in medical device ...

Polyurethane (PU) is a macromolecular polymeric material that exhibits properties between those of common rubber and rigid plastic, and has excellent properties such as wide rigidity, high intensity, ...

Yup, the wonderful world of rubbers goes far beyond, well, rubber. Polyurethane is basically a type of plastic. True, that doesn’t sound comfortable in a condom (or any barrier, for that matter). On ...