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Plastics Engineering back issues
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Scholars today, plastics engineers tomorrow?(From SPE)
June 1, 2009... There is a lot of commentary in both the general and scientific press about the state of math and science education around the world. For the most part, these articles focus on some perceived gap between students in one or more parts of the world, or are anecdotal stories about the generally...
Polyurethane heals itself via UV-activated process.(NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2009... Scientists are increasingly turning to biomimetics For insights into the development of chemistries that duplicate biological processes. The wound-healing capability of skin helped lead researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi to a new technique for scratch-resistant polyurethane...
What's really in there? Why you can't afford not to know what's in your polymer (and what could come out).(NORTH AMERICA)
June 1, 2009... In a complex regulatory landscape that is constantly shifting, developing and manufacturing new plastic products that the market wants is only half the battle. The other half is in ensuring public safety. Although employing good quality-control practices for incoming materials helps in this...
Plastics testing: lab testing equipment advances in accuracy, sophistication.(NORTH AMERICA)(Cover story)
June 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Testing of plastic materials has grown increasingly sophisticated in recent years. The instruments and equipment used to analyze and evaluate polymers, elastomers, composites, and films are more accurate and able to provide more consistent and repeatable results...
NPE2009: bioplastics have moved into the mainstream.(NORTH AMERICA: NPE2009)(Society for the Plastics Industry)
June 1, 2009... Once the stuff of pure I research, bioplastics have become a fast-growing business for marketers and technologists in the mainstream of the plastics industry. NPE2009, the central event in the industry's calendar, will stand as a milestone in this historical transition, according to The...