Building & Construction

Le Pavé, a small French industrial startup, is playing an outsize role in creating uses for recycled plastics at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games. The Paris-based company has provided 11,000 recycled HDPE seats for use in two Olympic arenas as well as recycled plastic panels for use in the award podiums.

MIT and Georgia Tech researchers use beer yeast encapsulated in hydrogels to absorb lead from contaminated water.

Proper Electrostatic Discharge Prevention management is essential for maintaining device performance and extending the operational life of electronic devices.

Lignin, a significant byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, accounts for approximately 75 million tons of waste annually. This vast quantity of waste presents both a challenge and an opportunity.

The rapid increase in industrial and domestic waste makes polyurethane (PU) recycling a critical topic of study. Innovative recycling strategies are essential to manage this substantial plastic waste.

Polyurethane (PU) Insulation is highly efficient and widely employed. The escalating demand for energy consumption standards underscores the need to repower it.

UBQ Materials Ltd. takes common household garbage, screens and processes it, and turns it into cost-competitive thermoplastic materials that can be processed into valuable products.

HDPE’s widespread applications in construction components and piping systems underscore its role in enhancing performance, longevity, and sustainability across diverse sectors.

Digital technologies offer new opportunities for Polyurethane, not only from an environmental perspective but also in terms of improved properties and processing.

Innovative Roadway Pavements can fulfill multiple functions, including pavement condition monitoring, snow-melting, urban heat island effect (UHI) reduction, and self-healing.

Extrusion troubleshooting draws the interconnection between the pillars of materials engineering, processing technology, and product development, bridging the gap between theory and praxis.

Microencapsulated flame retardants (MFRs) revolutionize the landscape of fire protection for polymer materials. They leverage encapsulation technology to enhance performance while addressing environmental and safety concerns.